HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

          COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING
               Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair
           Rep. Michael P. Kahikina, Vice Chair

  Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami          Rep. David D. Stegmaier
  Rep. Marilyn B. Lee              Rep. Bob McDermott
  Rep. Alexander C. Santiago       Rep. David A. Pendleton

                    COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
             Rep. Alexander C. Santiago, Chair
               Rep. Brian Yamane, Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki               Rep. David D. Stegmaier
Rep. Michael P. Kahikina             Rep. Bertha F.K. Leong
Rep. Marilyn B. Lee                  Rep. Bob McDermott

             NOTICE OF JOINT COMMITTEE HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, February 3, 1999

        TIME:    8:30 AM: - 12:00 P.M., Noon

        PLACE:   Conference Room 329, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A

H.B. 169  RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE     HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN
         Requires Long-Term care insurance policies to meet
         specified standards; requires employers to offer LTC
         policies to employees; makes appropriation for LTC
         acturial study; makes appropriation to insurance
         division to hire LTC actuary; extends sunset date and
         makes appropriation for JLC. (Say)

H.B. 1337 RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE     HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN
         Removes the deduction of long-term care services,    
         insurance, and premiums from Section 213, Internal   
         Revenue Code. (Suzuki)

H.B. 551  RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL   HSH/HLT, EDN, FIN
         CARE
         Requires inspections of adult residential care homes
         to be made at specified times with prior notice for
         purposes of confirming correction of deficiencies and
         for investigation of complaints.  Requires prior

 
         notice of annual inspections. (Arakaki)

H.B. 552  RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL   HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN
         CARE
         Encourages the continued operation of adult
         residential care homes (ARCHs) by requiring the State
         to provide liability insurance to operators during 
         the term of their license. (Arakaki)

H.B. 644  RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL   HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN
         CARE
         Requires DOH to stop licensing new Type I adult
         residential care homes (ARCH) on an island until the
         percentage of Type I ARCHs having 3 or fewer
         residents falls below 10% on that island but allows
         licensing on a case-by-case basis on neighbor islands
         that demonstrate a need for ARCHs.  Requires DHS to
         strongly encourage public-pay clients to use 
         under-utilized ARCHs.  Effective upon approval.
         (Cachola)

H.B. 646  RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL   HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN
         CARE
         Requires Department of Human Services (DHS) to
         establish an ad hoc complaint committe to hear
         presentations from Type I Adult Residential Care
         operators to determine sufficiency of presentations
         to sustain a complaint of misconduct, involving abuse
         for neglect, prohibits DHS from withdrawing its
         client from the care home during review.  Effective 
         upon approval. (Cachola)

H.B. 259  EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENTS    HSH/HLT, EDN, FIN
         Requires parents and guardians to bring three year
         old children to the nearest public elementary school
         to assess wether their psychological and pysiological
         developement to date has been satisfactory.  Provides
         for follow-up by the Department of Health and for
         Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment by
         the Department of Human Servives, if requested by the
         school doing the assessment. (Arakaki)

H.B. 272  CHILDREN AND FAMILIES          HSH/HLT, EDN, FIN
         Creates the Department of Children, Youth, and
         Families. (Arakaki)


                 DECISION-MAKING TO FOLLOW

  

 
 
 
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 40 COPIES OF
THEIR TESTIMONY 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO (1) THE
COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 328, STATE CAPITOL; OR (2) THE
HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE
CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT.  TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE
HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (O'AHU) OR 1-800-535-3859
(NEIGHBOR ISLANDS).  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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE HUMAN SERVICES AND
HOUSING CHAIR'S OFFICE AT 586-6050.  IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL
ASSISTANCE OR AUXILLARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN
LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING
DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITEE CLERK
24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.


         
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                  Dennis A. Arakaki
                  Chair, Human Services and Housing Committee




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                  Alexander C. Santiago
                  Chair, Health Committee