THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2004

TIME:

9:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Wednesday, February 25, 2004)

SB 2088

SD1

(SSCR2075)

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Deletes terminal condition as the sole circumstance when "comfort care only-do not resuscitate" protocols may be initiated by in-the-field emergency response personnel to persons whose heart or breathing has stopped. Allows a person, a person's guardian, agent, or surrogate with legal authority to make health-care decisions on behalf of the person to allow the withholding of cardiac resuscitation and artificial breathing or to revoke CCO DNR documents. (SD1)

HTH, JHW

SB 2090

SD1

(SSCR2385)

RELATING TO A PRESCRIPTION DRUG REPOSITORY PROGRAM.

Establishes the prescription drug repository program to receive and dispense donated prescription drugs to needy persons. (SD1)

HTH/CPH, JHW

SB 2161

(SSCR2310)

RELATING TO CAREGIVER CONSENT.

Authorizes a minor's caregiver to consent to health care services for the minor. Establishes requirements for caregiver consent affidavit.

HTH/HMS, JHW

SB 2577

SD1

(SSCR2387)

RELATING TO PEER REVIEW.

Provides protections for physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers relating to review of medical errors. Defines "health care review organization." (SD1)

HTH, JHW

SB 2933

(SSCR2028)

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

Clarifies that DHS 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.

HMS, JHW

SB 2978

(SSCR2176)

RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE.

Clarifies that Department of Public Safety deputy sheriffs and narcotics enforcement officers, and Department of the Attorney General investigators are required to report child abuse cases. Allows these employees to take a child victim into protective custody.

HMS, JHW

SB 2405

(SSCR2318)

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL.

Allows DOH to issue permits for new facilities conducting solid waste disposal activities without regard to existing resource recovery facilities.

ENE, JHW

The following measures were deferred from February 19, February 23, and February 25, 2004.

SB 2294

RELATING TO CRIMINAL TRESPASS.

Amends the criminal trespass laws to prohibit persons from entering or remaining unlawfully on certain public or private property for a specified time period, after a reasonable warning or request to leave the premises has been issued.

JHW

SB 2170

RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Prohibits sale of ammunition unless purchaser shows registration for the firearm for which the ammunition is to be purchased.

JHW

     

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6911.