COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING

Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina, Chair

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair

HB 1812

Creates code of ethics for child protective services social caseworkers, adopted from the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics.

HSH, JUD

HB 1832

Requires that the child protective review panel review proceedings taken prior to the issuance of a court order upon the request of the child's family who believe that the child was wrongfully removed from the family home.

HSH, JUD

HB 1859

Requires members of the clergy to report cases of child abuse to the police or the department of human services; exempts confidential clergy communications.

HSH, JUD

HB 2458

Clarifies that DHS may require a parent, legal custodian, guardian, or caregiver, in cases where appropriate, to participate in diversion and other supportive services, in lieu of taking custody of a child.

HSH, JUD

HB 1836

Prohibits health care professionals from attempting to collect from the uninsured or medically needy patient more than the cost of providing services.

HSH, CPC

HB 2448

Authorizes the Office of Youth Services to obtain criminal history and child abuse record information on employees, prospective employees, and volunteers of its providers and subcontractors in positions that necessitates close proximity to youth.

HSH, JUD

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RECONVENE JOINT HUMAN SERVICE AND HOUSING AND HEALTH

HB 2384

Establishes uniform criteria to determine the fitness to proceed to trial for children and youth charged with felonies.

HSH/HLT, JUD

HB 2385

Allows state and federal agencies conducting activities under the federal Title IV-D child support enforcement program to have direct access to vital statistics records maintained by the DOH, Office of Health Status Monitoring.

HSH/HLT, JUD

HB 2454

Changes the effective start date of the revised reimbursement methodology for long-term care services from 7/1/03 to 7/1/08. Eliminates the "sunset" provision of the original act to enable the new reimbursement methodology to continue.

HSH/HLT, FIN

HB 2457

Requires DHS to inform: (a) the appropriate police department of all dependent adult abuse or neglect reports received by the department, excluding reports involving self-neglect; and (b) the appropriate police department or office of the prosecuting attorney of relevant information concerning a case of dependent adult abuse or neglect when the information is required for the investigation or prosecution of the case.

HSH/HLT, JUD

HB 2459

Clarifies that covered loss deductible does not include public assistance benefits.

HSH/HLT, FIN

HB 2461

Provides state-funded medical assistance for pregnant legal immigrants who entered the United States on or after 8/22/96, who are age nineteen or older, and whose countable family income does not exceed 185% of the federal poverty level for Hawaii.

HSH/HLT, FIN

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