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  1:15 p.m.

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 Tuesday, March 20, 2007  10:00 a.m.)

HB 367 HD1 (HSCR924)	RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Ensures appropriate alcohol and drug abuse screening and counseling is offered to a patient when an examining physician in a primary care or emergency room setting has good reason to suspect substance abuse by the patient, and appropriates unspecified funds to establish a screening, brief intervention, and referral to substance abuse treatment pilot program in the State of Hawaii. Effective July 1, 2020.  (HB367 HD1)	HTH/EDU/CPH, WAM
HB 56 HD3 (HSCR1155)	RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes the Hawaii Health Commission to develop a health plan to provide healthcare coverage for all individuals in the state.  Effective July 1, 2020.  (HB56 HD3)	HTH/CPH, WAM
HB 223 HD3 (HSCR1173)	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Appropriates general funds to support Hawaii's trauma system, statewide aeromedical evacuation programs, rural hospitals, Hawaii Childrens' Health Care Program, and support services for people without health insurance.  (HB223 HD3)	HTH/CPH, WAM
HB 1359 HD1 (HSCR1175)	RELATING TO THE STATE PHARMACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Creates a Hawaii State Pharmacy Assistance program by merging the current State Pharmacy Assistance program which coordinates the Medicare Part D drug benefit and the Hawaii Rx plus program under a single comprehensive Hawaii State Pharmacy Assistance program umbrella.  Requires the Department of Human Services to take all steps necessary to enable participation in joint prescription drug purchasing agreements with any other health benefits plan or organization within or outside of this state that agrees to participate in a joint purchasing agreement. (HB1359 HD1)	HTH/CPH, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

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