THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

       MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1999


         COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                        2:00 p.m.
                   Conference Room 229

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
           (Deferred from March 30 & 31, 1999)


SCR 149       REQUESTING A STUDY FOR A COMPREHENSIVE                HHS,WAM
           REVIEW TO ASSESS SERVICES FOR DEAF, HARD
           OF HEARING, AND DEAF-BLIND POPULATION

SCR 151       REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO                HHS,WAM
           DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FIVE-YEAR 
           STATEWIDE, COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PLAN
           FOR SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR INDIVIDUALS
           WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR MENTAL 
           RETARDATION

SCR 150       REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES           HHS,WAM
           TO IMPLEMENT AND UTILIZE THE CHILDREN'S
           VILLAGE CONCEPT FOR OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
           WHEN APPROPRIATE

SCR 50     REQUESTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE         ECD/HHS, WAM
           POTENTIAL OF ESTABLISHING A MEDICINAL
           HERB INDUSTRY IN THE STATE
           (Iwase)

SCR 164    URGING THE STATE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH,       ECD/HHS, EDU
SR 72      AGRICULTURE, AND EDUCATION TO FURTHER 
           ENCOURAGE CONSUMPTION OF FIVE OR MORE 
           FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DAILY
           (Fukunaga)

SCR 18     REQUESTING THE INCORPORATION OF ASSISTIVE     HHS/ECD, WAM
           TECHNOLOGY CONSIDERATIONS IN ALL APPROPRIATE
           ADMINISTRATION MEASURES
           (Ihara B/R, Chun B/R)

S.C.R. 64     REQUESTING A HAWAII STATE LAW ON                 LRE/HHS, WAM
           EMPLOYMENT OF SEVERELY HANDICAPPED 
           PERSONS


 
SCR 111       REQUESTING THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO              CPN/HHS
SR 49         CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE USE OF 
           GENETIC INFORMATION AND GENETIC TEST RESULTS
           FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE PURPOSES

SCR 193       ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A            HHS/CPN,WAM
           COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND IDENTIFY THE
           RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ENSURE A PATIENT'S
           RIGHT TO SAFETY AND QUALITY NURSING CARE IN 
           HOSPITALS, CLINICS, AND HOME HEALTH CARE
           SETTINGS


                   No testimony will be accepted.


For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-6130.