THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007

DATE:	Wednesday, February 14, 2007
TIME:	1:15 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Wednesday, February 7, 2007)

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 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

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6230.