THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

                  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
            Senator Avery B. Chumbley, Co-Chair
          Senator Matthew M. Matsunaga, Co-Chair

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

                  NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

        DATE:    Monday, April 5, 1999

        TIME:    9:00 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

HHS/JDC
HB 351     RELATING TO PRIVACY OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION HHS/JDC
HD2        Protects privacy of health care information by
(Proposed  stipulating conditions under which information can be
SD1)       disclosed.  Provides penalties. 
(SB 1230)

JDC ONLY
HB 171     RELATING TO HEALTH CARE DECISIONS             HHS, JDC
HD2 SD1    Adopts a comprehensive, modified uniform health-care
(SB 1022   decisions act which would permit a competent
SD2)       individual to control decisions relating to his or her
        own medical care. 

HB 294     RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE        HHS, JDC
HD1 SD1    TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND TOBACCO PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
(SB 166    Prohibits the distribution of sample tobacco products
SD2)       and promotional materials in any public street,
        sidewalk, or park, or within 1000 feet of any school.

        COPIES OF THE PROPOSED SD1 WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE
        STATE CAPTIOL, ROOM 227, 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Note:  Some House bills on this notice have a Senate companion
with substantially similar language, noted in parenthesis, which

 
were previously heard by this committee.  Written testimony for
House companion bills are encouraged, however, testifiers are
requested to focus oral testimony on comments not previously
submitted, or stand on their written testimony.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 40 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 227, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)
586-6911.



____________________________      _______________________________
Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland      Senator Avery B. Chumbley
Chair                             Co-Chair


                               _____________________________
                               Senator Matthew M. Matsunaga
                               Co-Chair