THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HOUSING

Senator Ron Menor, Chair

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 25, 2003

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

CPH/JHW

SB 1270

RELATING TO ANTITRUST.

Restores the word "threefold" in section 480-14(c), inadvertantly omitted.

CPH/JHW

CPH ONLY

SB 1071

SD1

(SSCR490)

RELATING TO INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.

Requires all examinations conducted during the course of an accepted workers' compensation claim, including those where the employer is dissatisfied with the progress of the case and where major elective surgery is contemplated, except examinations requested by an employer pursuant to an investigation of a claim before compensability is accepted or ordered by the department, the appeals board, or appellate court to be performed by a physician selected by mutual agreement of the parties, or if no agreement, by a physician appointed by the director of the department of labor and industrial relations. (SD1)

LBR, CPH

     

SB 93

SD1

(SSCR407)

RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "MEDICAL CARE" UNDER WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.

Amends the definition of "medical care", "medical services", or "medical supplies" in workers' compensation law to include services provided by occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants; replaces reference to "masseur" with "licensed massage therapist". (SD1)

LBR, CPH

     

SB 780

(SSCR413)

RELATING TO TEMPORARY PARTIAL DISABILITY.

Deems treatment appointments to be periods of temporary partial disability, thereby making the time spent during the treatments compensable under workers' compensation.

LBR, CPH

     

SB 1582

(SSCR493)

RELATING TO CHIROPRACTIC.

Clarifies definition of "Chiropractic".

LBR, CPH

     

SB 949

SD1

(SSCR470)

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS.

Makes permanent amendments made in Act 243, SLH 2000, relating to nondiscrimination in premium rates by removing the sunset date.

HTH/HMS, CPH

     

SB 1321

(SSCR71)

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Expands the definition of "serious mental illness" to enable individuals afflicted with serious mental illness to access the necessary treatment by continuing the parity reimbursement and treatment requirements for serious mental illness. Adds delusional disorder, bipolar types I and II, major depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and dissociative disorder as serious mental illnesses.

HTH, CPH

     

SB 792

SD1

(SSCR554)

RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES.

Prohibits malpractice insurers from imposing a surcharge or discriminating against a physician who enters into a professional collaboration with an advanced practice registered nurse. (SD1)

HTH, CPH

     

SB 1361

SD1

(SSCR473)

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Makes approved, therapeutically equivalent generic drug products substitutable within days or weeks (as opposed to months) of a new generic product release. Ensures the expedited removal of nonequivalent drugs from the state formulary, resulting in improved patient outcomes. (SD1)

HTH, CPH

     

SB 683

SD1

(SSCR534)

RELATING TO DIABETES EDUCATION.

Requires diabetes education be provided by a program recognized by the American Diabetes Association or the National Committee for Quality Assurance or by a certified diabetes educator for diabetes insurance coverage. (SD1)

HTH, CPH

     

SB 612

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Requires insurance reimbursements for services provided by physician nutrition specialists to be commensurate with reimbursements for services provided by other board certified physician specialists.

CPH

     

SB 1320

RELATING TO MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

Authorizes private insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to offer high-deductible health insurance policies in conjunction with medical savings accounts in this State.

CPH

     

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify on CPH/JHW bill should submit 30 copies of their testimony and for CPH only bills submit 20 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 219, State Capitol during regular business hours, or outside the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Office, Room 015, State Capitol for all other times, 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 586-6740.

 

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Senator Colleen Hanabusa

Chair

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Senator Ron Menor

Chair