HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2004
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair |
Rep. Helene H. Hale |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING |
Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina, Chair |
Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair |
Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
Rep. Helène H. Hale |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
DATE: |
Tuesday, February 10, 2004 |
TIME: |
10:30 a.m. |
PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
S E C O N D A M E N D E D A G E N D A
HB 2198, RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH, HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA. IT HAS BEEN RE-REFERRED TO HLT/EDN AND WILL BE HEARD AT 10:00 A.M. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2004 IN ROOM 329.
HB2201 |
RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. Requires the service plan for protection of a minor to include family therapy or services to be provided to the member or members of the child's family who have contributed to abusive or assaultive incidents in the child's history. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
RECONVENE COMMITTEES ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING, AND HEALTH
HB1901 |
RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. Provides immunity from prosecution for leaving an unharmed newborn at a hospital, fire station or police station within 72 hours of birth. Provides immunity from liability for hospitals, fire stations, and police stations and their personnel for receiving a newborn. |
HLT/HSH, JUD |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
RECONVENE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
HB1799 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL NUTRITION. Requires food and drink items in public school vending machines to comply with the nutritional standards established by the board of education and provides minimum standards for food and drink items sold in vending machines. |
HLT, EDN |
HB2366 |
RELATING TO TOBACCO. Requires businesses engaged in the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products at the retail level to acquire a retail tobacco permit from DOTAX. Provides criminal penalties for the retail sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products without a valid retail tobacco permit, and the seizure and forfeiture of cigarettes and other tobacco products sold, possessed, kept, acquired, distributed, or transported without a valid retail tobacco permit. |
PENDING RE-REFERRAL TO HLT |
HB1865 |
RELATING TO THE RESTORATION OF FULL FUNDING FOR HEALTHY HAWAII INITIATIVE FROM THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR HEALTHY START HAWAII. Restores full funding for the healthy Hawaii initiative for FY2004-2005 from the tobacco settlement fund. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for healthy start Hawaii from general funds. |
HLT, FIN |
HB1867 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Reinstates original allocation of funds to twenty five per cent to Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund and reduces University of Hawaii allocation to 15 1/2%. |
HLT, FIN |
HB1874 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND. Exempts the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund from the assessment of central services and administrative expenses. |
HLT, FIN |
HB1866 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Increases eligibility for the State Children's Health Insurance Program to 300% of the federal poverty level. Appropriates funds. |
HLT, FIN |
HB2483 |
RELATING TO THE STATE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DRUG ABUSE AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Abolishes the Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse And Controlled Substances. |
HLT, LAB/JUD, FIN |
HB1899 |
RELATING TO ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Establishes an alcohol and substance abuse multi-agency coordinating council within the department of health to develop statewide policy regarding education, prevention, and treatment programs. Provides funding sources and mechanisms. |
HLT, FIN |
HB2793 |
RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Requires a court order that orders a person to a drug treatment program at a community treatment center to provide conditions whereby the center may appropriately modify the court-ordered treatment. |
HLT, JUD |
HB1870 |
RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Appropriates funds to the department of health to fund evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs. |
HLT, FIN |
HB1872 |
RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. Appropriates funds to the alcohol and drug abuse division of DOH to expand their funding base to ensure that parents with children under the age of nineteen are allowed the option to participate in residential substance abuse treatment. |
HLT, FIN |
HB1900 |
RELATING TO ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPENDENCE BENEFITS. Prohibits insurance policies from limiting treatment episodes for drug and alcohol dependence unless treatment is determined to be not medically necessary. Prohibits limitation of lifetime treatment episodes if treatment is determined to be medically necessary. |
HLT, CPC |
HB1884 |
RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES. Appropriates $200,000 to DOH for a 24-hour Hawaii poison hotline. |
HLT, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 45 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE HEALTH COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 441, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.
IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE HEALTH COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6050.
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
________________________________________ Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina Chair |
________________________________________ Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki Chair |