THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 1456

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION.

Authorizes an emergency appropriation for FY 2006-2007 ($8,377,698) from general funds to the DOH, for ongoing services provided by the adult mental health division.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1457

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Appropriates $4,980,523 in general fund revenues as an emergency appropriation to enable the Developmental Disabilities Division (DDD) to meet state-approved target numbers under the current Medicaid home and community based service.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1216

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Appropriates emergency moneys to the department of health, developmental disabilities division to meet the shortfall in funding to ensure compliance with the settlement agreement in HDRC v. State of Hawaii, United States District Court, Civil No. 03-00524 HG-KSC, Olmstead decision and chapter 333F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1458

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM BRANCH.

Appropriates an additional $1,900,000 in general funds to reimburse costs incurred by the Hawaii Army National Guard or other provider for furnishing helicopter medical transport services on Oahu that were previously provided by the United States Army.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1464

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Appropriates $950,000 in general funds for FY 2006-2007, to fund a grant to Kahuku Hospital on Oahu.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1459

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.

Appropriates $5,299,809 in general funds for FY 2006-2007, for early intervention services for infants and children from birth to three years of age with developmental delay or at biological or environmental risk for developmental delay.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1463

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Increases the expenditure ceiling of the Health Systems special fund to pay for operational costs, and appropriates additional moneys out of the special fund.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1679

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Makes appropriations for two ambulances and lifepaks for Oahu Emergency Medical Services.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1282

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates moneys to establish emergency medical services training stipend program to remedy the shortage of mobile intensive care technician paramedics and assist ten paramedic students per year who do not have access to a program. 

 

HTH, WAM

SB 968

RELATING TO ADOPTION.

Allows an adoptive child who is not a minor to request a new birth certificate with the names of both adoptive and natural parents.

 

HTH, JDL

SB 969

RELATING TO ADOPTION.

Requires the medical information collected from the natural parents and the birth certificate of an adopted minor child to include ethnicity, if known.

 

HTH

SB 1791

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires the department of health to adopt rules to grade food establishments pursuant to inspections.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1973

RELATING TO TRANS FAT IN FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.

Prohibits foods containing artificial trans fat from being used in the preparation of any menu item, or served in any food service establishment.  Effective July 1, 2008 for cooking oils, shortening, and margarines, and on July 1, 2009, for all other foods containing artificial trans fat

 

HTH, JDL

SB 744

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Beginning 1/1/2008, prohibits health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and HMOs from providing lower benefits or charging higher premiums to sole proprietors than they provide or charge to the sole employee of a corporation.

 

HTH, CPH

SB 978

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

Prohibits group health insurers from imposing certain requirements on employers.  Clarifies the definition of "small employer", when applying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or state law that provides greater health benefits or coverage.

 

HTH, CPH

SB 1406

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Extends group health insurance coverage for small employers to include self-employed individuals with no employees or small businesses with only part-time employees.

 

HTH, CPH

SB 724

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires certain places of employment, physical fitness facilities, and buildings, to be equipped with an automatic external defibrillator.  Expands the "Good Samaritan" exemption from liability as it applies to users of automatic external defibrillators.

 

HTH, JDL

SB 1675

RELATING TO AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.

Abolishes requirement that automated external defibrillator program be administered by physician to be immune from tort liability under certain circumstances.

 

HTH, JDL

SB 972

RELATING TO RURAL HEALTH CARE.

Establishes the Hawaii health corps program to provide health care to underserved areas of the State.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 977

RELATING TO RURAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRAINING.

Appropriates funds to develop a statewide rural training model to provide a pipeline of well trained family physicians to improve health care access and meet the future health needs of the people of Hawaii.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1724

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE WAIANAE COAST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER EMERGENCY ROOM.

Appropriates funds for a chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, grant to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for its 24-hour emergency room.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1038

RELATING TO MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Appropriates funds to the department of health for operating expenses of Molokai General Hospital.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1050

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HANA HEALTH.

Appropriates funds for the Hana Health.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1629

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS REGIONAL SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS.

Authorizes revenue bonds to assist Hawaii health systems corporation for construction, improvement, and equipment of its healthcare facilities.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 971

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Extends the sunset date for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for The Queen's Health Systems, a not-for-profit corporation, to assist with financing costs of construction, improvements, and equipment of health care facilities from June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2013.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1991

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

Authorizes issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for 15 Craigside, a continuing care retirement community, in Nuuanu.

 

HTH, WAM

Previouly submitted testimony for SB 53, which was heard on Friday, January 26, 2007, will be used for SB 1036.  Please do not resubmit testimony.  The Committee will not be hearing oral testimony, but will accept any new written testimony for SB 1036.

 

SB 1036

RELATING TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS.

Includes marriage and family therapy among the mental illness and alcohol and drug dependence benefits required within the hospital and medical coverage offered under accident and sickness insurance policies and similar insurance products.

 

HTH, CPH

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 215, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Please include your name, position/title, organization, contact information, position on the measure, the hearing date, bill title and committee to which your testimony should be referred.  Please submit your testimony on one side of an 8-1/2 x 11-inch paper with 1-inch margins.  Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

 

 

 

 

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Senator David Y. Ige

Chair