THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
            Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
             Senator Randall Iwase, Vice Chair

                COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
             Senator Avery Chumbley, Co-Chair
             Senator Matt Matsunaga, Co-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, March 17, 1999

        TIME:    2:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

HB 274   RELATING TO FAMILIES                    HHS/JDC,WAM
HD3
        Protects children and youth from abuse and neglect by:
        (1) Mandating foster parent training for foster
        parents of licensed foster homes, emergency foster
        homes, and relative foster homes; (2) Requiring
        mandated reporters to orally report child abuse to
        both the Department of Human Services (DHS) and police
        departments; (3) Allowing a police officer to assume
        protective custody of a child without a court order
        and without the consent of the child's family under
        certain conditions; (4) Mandating a show cause hearing
        if a child has been residing outside of the family for
        a period of twelve months or if there has been a
        court-ordered service plan for a period of one year;
        (5) Establishing a medical and health case management
        procedure for the medical oversight of children in the
        Child Protective Services system; and (6)
        Appropriating an unspecified amount of funding for the
        protection of children from abuse and neglect.

HB 547   RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS            HHS/JDC,WAM
HD3
        Creates a funding mechanism to educate the public
        about organ and tissue donation.  Requires hospitals

 
        to report the suitability of patients for organ and
        tissue donation.  Creates an advisory committee on
        anatomical gifts.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
HB 1138  RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS HHS/JDC,WAM
HD1
        Expands the Department of Health's ability to
        investigate significant causes of illness which
        threaten the public health.  Protects the
        confidentiality of information received by the
        Department.  Protects providers of this information
        from being liable.

HB 1125  RELATING TO RECOVERY OF MEDICAL         HHS/JDC,WAM
HD2     PAYMENTS

        Clarifies and standardizes provisions relating to the
        recovery of medical assistance payments by the
        Department of Human Services in third-party liability
        situations.

        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 228, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at
586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at
least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please
indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and
time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for
submittal.

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

Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 
586-6130.



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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
Chair



 
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Senator Avery Chumbley            Senator Matt Matsunaga
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair