THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, ART AND TECHNOLOGY

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Melodie Williams Aduja, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 6, 2003

TIME:

2:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HTH/SAT

SB 1218

RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to develop an electronic medical record information system.

HTH/SAT, WAM

SB 1446

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Establishes cancer detection special fund in DOH to encourage Hawaii-based development of technology to detect early stage cancer. Authorizes annual deposits from cigarette and tobacco special fund in excess of $ . Requires director of health to solicit advice on disbursement of funds.

HTH/SAT, WAM

HTH ONLY

SB 1321

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 736

RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Allows trained and supervised psychologists working in federally qualified health centers or in appropriately licensed health clinics on Molokai to prescribe psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental illness.

HTH, CPH

SB 999

RELATING TO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS FOR CHILDREN.

Prohibits DOH personnel from requiring, suggesting, or implying that a student take psychiatric drugs as a condition of attending school.

HTH

SB 1362

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Allows the Department of Health to expand its capacity to obtain verifiable information regarding the criminal history of potential employees and contract providers to both mental health divisions.

HTH, JHW

SB 1238

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Recognizes, establishes, and sets forth an adult's and emancipated minor's rights to make enforceable advance mental health-care directives. Repeals chapter 327F relating to medical treatment decisions of psychotic disorders.

HTH, WAM

SB 624

RELATING TO INFORMED CONSENT.

Updates the informed consent statute and increases consistency with other informed consent law.

HTH, JHW

SB 322

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Appropriates funds for the Developmental Disabilities Services Branch of the Department of Health.

HTH, WAM

SB 829

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HALEIWA PSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION CENTER.

Appropriates funds for Haleiwa psychological rehabilitation center as a micro-enterprise for a consumer-run psychological rehabilitation center.

HTH, WAM

SB 1571

RELATING TO PATIENT SAFETY.

Establishes a patient safety and medical errors reduction program for all health care facilities in the State, including a risk management and risk prevention education and training component for nonphysician personnel and the development and implementation of an incident reporting system.

HTH, JHW

SB 384

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON.

Adds violence against health care professionals to the offenses of assault in the second degree and terroristic threatening in the first degree.

HTH, JHW

SB 978

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Children's Trust Fund.

HTH, WAM

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 23 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 220, 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. The Committee will also accept Email testimony received 24 hours prior to the hearing. Email testimony may be submitted to baker2@capitol.hawaii.gov in a Word attachment.

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 586-6070.

 

 

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Senator David Y. Ige

Chair

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair