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
                  Senator Carol Fukunaga
                   Senator Andrew Levin
                 Senator Whitney Anderson

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Friday, March 19, 1999

        TIME:    3:15 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

HB 1726  RELATING TO FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES          HHS,WAM
HD1
        Appropriates funds to provide necessary funds to
        enable the Department of Human Services to raise the
        income eligibility level for the medically needy
        program to one hundred thirty-three per cent of the
        assistance allowance.

HB 171   RELATING TO HEALTH CARE DECISIONS           HHS,JDC
HD2
        Adopts a comprehensive, modified uniform health-care
        decisions act which would permit a competent
        individual to control decisions relating to his or her
        own medical care.  Establishes a task force to review
        end-of-life care.

HB 1149  MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE   HHS,WAM
HD1     HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION

        Emergency appropriation of $8,000,000 to meet year
        2000 compliance for systems and equipment, and to
        reduce the workers' compensation costs of the Hawaii
        Health Systems Corporation.

HB 1153  RELATING TO RETAIL LIQUOR SALES TO MINORS   HHS,JDC
HD1

 
        Allows persons under twenty-one years of age to
        participate in authorized studies or enforcement of
        laws relating to the sale of liquor to minors.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
HB 1115  RELATING TO FOSTER BOARDING HOMES           HHS,JDC
HD2
        Changes the need for annual criminal history checks
        for foster boarding homes after the first two years,
        so that the subsequent checks may be annual or
        biennial, in conjunction with the certification
        schedule of the home.  Allows foster boarding homes to
        care for more than five children to accommodate
        sibling groups.

HB 1117  RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT        HHS,JDC
HD3
        Brings Hawaii into compliance with the federal
        Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.

HB 1119  RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES       HHS,JDC
HD1
        Permits the Director of Human Services, rather than
        the Governor, to appoint members to the Blueprint
        Pilot Project, to expand the size of the committee,
        and to extend the project through the year 2002.

HB 1121  RELATING TO THE SUNSET CLAUSE IN ACT 128,   HHS,WAM
        SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1997

        Allows the State to continue to "opt out" from Federal
        benefits prohibitions to ensure the continued
        availability of treatment programs.


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 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.



____________________________
Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
Chair