COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING

Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina, Chair

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

HB 260

RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS

HLT/HSH, LAB, FIN

Establishes a commission on language access within the office of community services, DLIR, to facilitate the provisions of language assistance services by state agencies to persons with limited English proficiency. Appropriates funds. (ARAKAKI)

HB 874

RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY BUDGET AND RESERVE FUND

HLT/HSH, PSM, FIN

Appropriates tobacco settlement monies to the emergency budget and reserve fund to meet increased public health, safety and welfare needs caused by an economic emergency. (B. OSHIRO)

HB 1617

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE

HLT/HSH, LAB, FIN

Establishes the State Health Authority to provide health care for all Hawaii citizens. Establishes the State Health Authority Commission to determine the costs of the Authority and to determine a financing mechanism to carry out the purpose of the Authority. Repeals the State Health Planning and Development Agency and transfers its functions to the Authority. Repeals the Prepaid health Care Act. Repeals the HAWAII Employer-union Health Benefits Trust Fund. (SAY)

HB 1256

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE

HLT, LMG, FIN

Creates a mandated health care service coverage review panel to assess the social, financial and medical impacts of mandated health insurance coverage. Repeals the state auditor's duty to review such proposals. (HIRAKI)

HB 556

RELATING TO PEER SUPPORT COUNSELING SESSIONS

HLT, LAB, JUD

Provides for the confidentiality of any communication made by a participant counselor in a peer support counseling session conducted by a law enforcement agency or by an emergency service provider. (SAIKI)

HB 923

RELATING TO DENTAL HEALTH

HLT, LAB, FIN

Requires DOH to contract with the private sector, including nonprofits, to carry out its statutory duties. Requires Director of Health to report annually on Legislative appropriations for dental services targeted to under served populations and remote geographic areas of the State. (ARAKAKI)

HB 613

RELATING TO INSURANCE RATE REGULATION

HLT, CPC, FIN

Prohibits medical malpractice insurers from engaging in rate discrimination against physicians or surgeons for entering into collegial agreements or collaborating with advance practice registered nurses. (LEE)

HB 1182

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

HLT, CPC, JUD

Deletes terminal condition as the sole circumstance when "comfort care only do not resuscitate" protocols may be initiated by in-the-field emergency response personnel to persons whose heart or breathing has stopped. Allows a person, a person's guardian or agent or surrogate with legal authority to make health care decisions on behalf of the person to allow the withholding of cardiac resuscitation and artificial breathing or to revoke CCO-DNR documents. (SAY)

HB 1218

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

HLT, CPC, FIN

Clarifies statutory provisions relating to the use of marijuana for medical purposes. (SAY)

HB 97

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII

HLT, FIN

Appropriate funds to provide emergency advance life support ambulance service to the residents of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates in the Island of Hawaii. (HERKES)

HB 557

RELATING TO HEALTH

HLT

Short form bill relating to health. (ARAKAKI)

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