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 TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007

DATE:	Tuesday, March 20, 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 Friday, March 16, 2007)

HB 1008 HD2

RELATING TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE. Creates 3-year pilot program where Department of Human Services pays half the premiums health care provided by a managed care plan to uninsured children who are 31 days to 18 years old and ineligible for other state or federal health care coverage; Sunsets June 30, 2010.  Provides children of families whose income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level free medical care by expanding the State's QUEST-Net eligibility requirements.  Establishes Hawaii Infant Care Special Fund to provide health care to infants from birth to thirty-one days of age through matching-fund, public-private partnership established by the Department of Health.  Appropriates funds.  (HB1008 HD2)

HSP/HTH, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

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