THE SENATE
                 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                   TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999


          NOTICE OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING


            DATE:    Friday, April 23

            TIME:    2:00 p.m.

           PLACE:    Conference Room 016
                     State Capitol
                     415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A


SB 1130 SD1 HD1  RELATING TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
              Requires a quarterly filing for HMOs and
              provides for a penalty for failure to comply.
              (HD1)

              Senate Conferees: Taniguchi/Kanno/Fukunaga/
                                Levin, Co-Chairs; Bunda, Slom

              House Conferees: Santiago/Menor/Kawakami, Co-
                                Chairs; Garcia, Yamane, Leong

SB 844 SD2 HD2 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE
              Establishes a Hawaii Equal Insurance Task Force
              to study the financial and social implications
              of mandated equal mental health and substance
              abuse insurance coverage in Hawaii. (HD2)

              Senate Conferees: Chun Oakland/Kanno/Taniguchi,
                                Co-Chairs; Bunda, Slom

              House Conferees:  Santiago/Menor/Kawakami, Co-
                                Chairs; Herkes, Leong

SB 1452 HD3   RELATING TO HEALTH
              Implements the recommendations of the patient
              rights and responsibilities task force to
              strengthen the Hawaii patient bill of rights and
              responsibilities act and related laws. (HD3)

              Senate Conferees: Taniguchi/Kanno/Chun Oakland/
                                Levin, Co-Chairs; Anderson

              House Conferees:  Santiago/Menor/Takamine, Co-
                                Chairs; Chang, Halford

HB 325 HD2 SD1 RELATING TO HEALTH

 
              Requires that medical directors of managed care
              health plans be licensed to practice medicine in
              Hawaii.  Prohibits sale of laser pointers to
              minors and possession by minors. (SD1)

              Senate Conferees: Taniguchi/Kanno, Co-Chairs;
                                Slom

              House Conferees:  Santiago/Menor/Oshiro, P., Co-
                                Chairs; Garcia, Leong

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
HB 326 HD1 SD1 RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE
              Requires health insurance coverage for medical
              foods and low-protein modified food products for
              the treatment of inborn error of metabolism.
              (HD1)

              Senate Conferees: Taniguchi/Kanno/Fukunaga/ Co-
                                Chairs; Chun Oakland, Slom

              House Conferees:  Santiago/Arakaki/Menor/
                                Yamane, Co-Chairs; McDermott

SB 40 HD2     RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
              Provides for the licensing, rather than
              certification, of physician assistants who are
              nationally certified. (HD2)

              Senate Conferees: Kanno/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs;
                                Inouye, Slom

              House Conferees:  Santiago/Menor, Co-Chairs;
                                Whalen

HB 743 HD3 SD1 RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES
              Requires reimbursement for services provided by
              advanced practice registered nurses as health
              plan, workers' compensation, and personal injury
              protection benefits. (SD1)

              Senate Conferees: Taniguchi/Kanno/Fukunaga/
                                Levin, Co-Chairs; Chun
                                Oakland, Slom

              House Conferees:  Santiago/Menor/Yamane, Co-
                                Chairs; Kawakami, Lee, Moses

HB 328 HD1 SD2 RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE
              Expands definition of "certified substance abuse
              staff" to include physicians who are board
              certified in addiction psychiatry. (SD2)

              Senate Conferees: Chun Oakland/Taniguchi, Co-
                                Chairs; Bunda, Ihara, Slom

              House Conferees:  Santiago/Menor, Co-Chairs;
                                Lee, McDermott

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
586-6830.


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Sen. Brian Kanno                  Rep. Ron Menor
Co-Chair                          Chair


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Sen. Brian Taniguchi              Rep. Alex Santiago
Co-Chair                          Chair


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Sen. Carol Fukunaga               Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami
Co-Chair                          Chair


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Sen. Andrew Levin                 Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine
Co-Chair                          Chair


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Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland         Rep. Paul T. Oshiro
Chair                             Chair


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                               Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki
                               Chair


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                               Rep. Brian Y. Yamane
                               Chair