THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION AND HOUSING

Senator Ron Menor, Chair

Senator Matt Matsunaga, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Senator David Matsuura, Chair

Senator Jan Yagi Buen, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF JOINT INFORMATIONAL HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, January 8, 2001

TIME:

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Kauai County Council Chambers

4396 Rice Street

Lihue, Kauai, 96766

 

DATE:

Tuesday, January 9, 2001

TIME:

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Maui County Council Chambers

200 South High Street

Wailuku, Maui 96793

 

DATE:

Wednesday, January 10, 2001

TIME:

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Kealakehe High School Dining Room

74-5000 Puohulihuli Street

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740

 

DATE:

Thursday, January 11, 2001

TIME:

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Hilo County Council Chambers

25 Aupuni Street

Hilo, Hawaii 96720

A G E N D A

Review of status of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 323C (Privacy of Health Care Information Act).

(Interested persons are invited to submit comments on issues relating to the above agenda item, including the need for a state law governing medical records privacy; the impact of current or proposed federal legislation; recommendations for changes to the current law; status of the ongoing work of the medical privacy task force; and other pertinent issues.)

Members of the public are also invited to comment on the need for privacy legislation in other areas affecting consumers in Hawaii (e.g. financial, insurance, or business transactions, etc.)

People wishing to testify should submit 15 copies of their testimony to the clerk at the time of the hearing.

     

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Senator David Matsuura

Chair

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Senator Ron Menor

Chair