HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair |
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Rep. Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla |
Rep. Alex M. Sonson |
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Rep. Helene H. Hale |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
March 21, 2005 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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SB 116 SD2 (SSCR815) |
RELATING TO NURSES .Establishes a nursing scholars program to attract nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing into a master's or doctoral program to prepare them for academic careers. (SD2) |
HLT, FIN |
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SB 1468 SD1 (SSCR754) |
RELATING TO SMOKING .Bans smoking in all areas of airports and hospitals. (SD1) |
HLT, JUD |
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SB 1278 SD2 (SSCR985) |
RELATING TO QUALIFIED IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT .Provides a tax credit for improvements made to federally qualified health centers. (SD2) |
HLT, FIN |
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SB 761 SD2 (SSCR674) |
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH .Expands the definition of "serious mental illness" to include delusional disorder, major depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and dissociative disorder. (SD2) |
HLT, CPC |
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SB 130 SD2 (SSCR745) |
RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT .Establishes a streamlined judicial process by which the DOH can seek a court order to permit involuntary medication of mental health patients to ensure safety in DOH operated or funded psychiatric inpatient facilities. (SD2) |
HLT, CPC/JUD |
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SB 118 SD2 (SSCR658) |
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS EXAMINATIONS .Requires the board of dental examiners to accept the results of regional examinations for the licensure of dental hygienists and dentists. Requires that the national examination will supersede the regional examinations. (SD1) |
HLT, CPC |
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SB 568 SD1 (SSCR934) |
RELATING TO DENTISTS. Authorizes the licensure of dental specialists who are licensed in another state with equivalent or higher licensing standards without requiring passage of the state exam. Disallows licensure without examination for applicants who have failed the Hawaii exam during the prior five-year period. (SD1) |
HLT, CPC |
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SB 1229 SD1 (SSCR938) |
RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS .Authorizes the licensure of dental hygienists who are licensed in another state with equivalent or higher licensing standards without requiring passage of the state exam. Disallows licensure without examination for certain applicants who have previously failed the Hawaii exam or a regional exam. (SD1) |
HLT, CPC |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 25 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 327, 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 ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH 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 WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE 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.
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________________________________________ Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki Chair |