COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair

HB 919

RELATING TO HEALTH

HLT, JUD, FIN

Amends the certificate of need program by, inter alia, repealing letter of intent requirement, increasing expenditure minimums; adding geriatricians as primary care clinic providers; and increasing penalties for violations. (ARAKAKI)

HB 274

RELATING TO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS FOR CHILDREN

HLT, EDN, FIN

Requires the DOH, assisted by the DOE, to report annually for 5 years on number of children in schools diagnosed with ADD or ADHD; number of those children who receive special education; number of those who are Felix class children; and how many of those are prescribed and using psychiatric drugs. (ARAKAKI)

HB 1344

RELATING TO QUALIFIED IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT

HLT, FIN

Provides a tax credit for improvements made to federally qualified health centers. (KAHIKINA)

HB 123

RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY

HLT, CPC

Amends the law regulating the practice of pharmacists to allow dispensing of emergency contraceptives in accordance with approved procedures and protocols developed by a pharmacist and physician. (ARAKAKI)

HB 549

RELATING TO THE CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO TAX

HLT, FIN

Raises the excise tax on tobacco products from 6.00 cents per cigarette to 8.00 cents per cigarette after June 30, 2003, 9.00 cents per cigarette after June 30, 2004, and 10.00 cents per cigarette after June 30, 2005. Raises the excise tax on other tobacco products from forty to fifty percent. (M. OSHIRO)

HB 234

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE POISON CENTER

HLT, FIN

Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to operate the Poison Center 24 hours a day. (ARAKAKI)

HB 1431

RELATING TO DENTAL LICENSING

HLT, CPC

Authorizes the board of dental examiners to issue a temporary license to a dentist practicing under a safety net dental provider organization. (ARAKAKI)

HB 911

RELATING TO DENTISTRY

HLT, CPC

Broadens the authority of the board of dental examiners to issue temporary licenses to persons working as employees of safety net dental provider organizations or in a federally designated dental health professional shortage area. (ARAKAKI)

HB 1672

RELATING TO DENTAL HEALTH

HLT, FIN

Requires the department of health to review the feasibility of distributing certain sugar- and aspartame-free chewing gum to parents to protect their children's teeth. (ARAKAKI)

HB 1430

RELATING TO COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH

HLT, FIN

Appropriates funds out of the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund for the department of health to employ licensed dental hygienists to serve children in underserved areas.(ARAKAKI)

HB 6

RELATING TO THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT MONEYS

HLT, FIN

Increases the portion of tobacco settlement moneys going into the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund from 12.5% to 25% and decreases the portion going to the emergency and budget reserve fund from 24.5% to 12%. (TAKAI)

Chair