THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

          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:    Wednesday, February 16, 2000
        TIME:    1:00 p.m.
        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol

                A M E N D E D   A G E N D A


The following bill has been deleted from the agenda:

SB 2973  RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE  HHS, CPN
        Expands the definition of serious mental illness;
        deletes exemption of businesses with 25 or fewer
        employees; amends the activities of the task force.

The following bill has been added to the agenda:

SB 2621  RELATING TO HEALTH                         HHS, TIA
        Requires health care facilities to report all
        incidents of injuries and fatalities caused by
        fireworks to DOH and county police department.

        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS
        
Persons wishing to testify should submit 20 copies of their
testimony with two holes at the top, 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 (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. 

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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 
586-6130.


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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
Chair