HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2001
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COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING |
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Rep. Michael Kahikina, Chair |
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Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Dennis Arakaki |
Rep. Emily Auwae |
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Rep. K. Mark Takai |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
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Rep. Nobu Yonamine |
Rep. William Stonebraker |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, March 14, 2001 |
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TIME: |
8:30 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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SB 654 |
RELATING TO MEDICAID. Requires the DHS to compensate Medicaid providers at an amount at least sufficient to cover actual costs. (SD2) |
HSH, FIN |
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SB 911 |
Relating to quest. Removes financial disincentives for health plans and providers to actively out-reach high-risk populations and appropriates funds in the amount of $1 for DHS to hire additional staff for the purpose of this Act. (SD1) |
HSH, FIN |
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SB 1104 |
RELATING TO AUTHORITY OF FOSTER PARENTS TO PROVIDE CONSENTS FOR THE FOSTER CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS. Authorizes foster parents to sign school forms and recreational permission slips for their foster children. (SD1) (Companion measure: HB 629) |
HSH, EDN |
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SB 1108 |
RELATING TO FUNERAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS. Allows the respective county medical examiner or coroner to submit an application for funeral payments under the department's funeral payment program on behalf of an unclaimed corpse more than sixty days after the date of death of the deceased. (SD2) (Companion measure: HB 633) |
HSH, FIN |
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SB 1110 |
RELATING TO CHILD CARE. Adds child abuse checks as a requirement for licensed child care providers and staff, and requires the Department to disclose verified criminal history and child abuse information on employees to their employers. (SD2) (Companion measure: HB 635) |
HSH, JHA, FIN |
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SB 1111 |
RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR NONINSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS OF MEDICAL CARE FOR SERVICES. Allows DHS to change its current method of reimbursement to noninstitutional providers of medical care from the customary methodology based on the charges of providers in a specialty to rates established by a fee schedule. (SD1) (Companion measure: HB 636) |
HSH., FIN |
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SB 1113 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. Clarifies the distinction between the Department's authority to require an agreement that future grants of assistance will constitute an agreement or lien against a claimant's interest in real property, and the agreement or lien against real property where a claimant is an inpatient. (Companion measure: HB 638) |
HSH, FIN |
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SB 1377 |
relating to civil service. Grants civil service status to the employees of the support services office, the program development staff, and the nursing home without walls program under the department of human services' social services division. (SD1) |
HSH, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Michael P. Kahikina Chair |
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