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

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:

Wednesday, May 5, 2004

TIME:

10:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

THE PURPOSE OF THIS INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING IS TO DISCUSS THE AUDITOR'S Study of Proposed Mandatory Parity in Health Insurance Coverage for Additional Serious Mental Illnesses and for Substance Abuse

Marion Higa

Office of the State Auditor

    

Lloyd Lim

Administrator, Health Insurance Branch, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

    

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, Department of Health

    

Phyllis Dendle

Director, Government Relations, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

    

Jennifer Diesman

Manager, Government Relations, Hawaii Medical Services Association

    

Marion Poirier

Executive Director, National Alliance Mentally Ill – Hawaii

    

Greg Farstrup

Executive Director, Mental Health Association in Hawaii

    

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6050.

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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Chair