HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair
Rep. Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair
Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla	Rep. Alex M. Sonson
Rep. Helene H. Hale	Rep. Lynn Finnegan
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	February 17, 2005
TIME:	9:00 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 1254	RELATING TO KALAUPAPA. Establishes protections for residents at Kalaupapa.	HLT, JUD
HB 332	RELATING TO FROZEN FOOD PRODUCTS. Requires labeling of frozen and previously thawed foods.	HLT, CPC
HB 1051	RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Makes clarifying amendments to the return for credit and reuse procedures for unused prescription drugs within health care institutions, and drug repositories.	HLT, CPC
HB 1261	RELATING TO HEPATITIS. Appropriates funds for a case manager to assist individuals with viral hepatitis.	HLT, FIN
HB 1178	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. Appropriates $ for FY 2005-2006 as grant-in-aid for emergency medical services in the Waianae-Nanakuli, Kahaluu-Kaaawa, and urban Honolulu areas.	HLT, FIN
HB 540	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 for receiving a newborn. Requires medical history from person relinquishing newborn.	HLT/HUS, JUD
HB 727	RELATING TO A NET INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Establishes a refundable tax credit for food, medical services, and non-prescription drugs for working families earning $40,000 or less. (HB727 HD1)	EDB, HLT, FIN
HB 288	RELATING TO HUMAN STEM CELL RESEARCH. Sets state policy for stem cell research in the State.	HLT, JUD

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

DECISION MAKING ONLY – NO TESTIMONY ACCEPTED

HB 519	RELATING TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS. Authorizes the licensure of experienced dental hygienists who are licensed in another state with education and patient care licensing standards at least equivalent to Hawaii's standards. (Heard 2/14/05.)	HLT, CPC
HB 1037	RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS. Authorizes the board of dental examiners to grant licenses without examination to dental hygienists who are already licensed in other states. (Heard 2/14/05.)	HLT, CPC
HB 1006	RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT. Authorizes DOH to adopt rules to establish an administrative process allowing involuntary medication of psychiatric patients institutionalized at the Hawaii state-operated or funded psychiatric facility in order to alleviate mental illness and restore competency while protecting the rights of patients. (Heard 2/14/05.)	HLT, CPC/JUD

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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Chair