THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, February 14, 2005

TIME:

6:30 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 574

RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Allows certified trainers of guide, service, or signal dogs for persons with disabilities to enter into places of public accommodation with a dog trainee.

HMS/HTH, JHW

SB 40

RELATING TO CAREGIVER CONSENT.

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

HMS/HTH, JHW

SB 477

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

Appropriates funds to the department of human services to expand their QUEST/medicaid programs to provide periodontal care to pregnant women.

HMS/HTH, WAM

SB 866

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Abolishes the enrollment cap in the QUEST program.

HMS/HTH, WAM

SB 1422

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Establishes a 2.13% insurance premium tax on all health care plan premiums. Removes cap to QUEST to cover 24,458 uninsured adults. Adds dental benefits for children and adults. Raises SCHIP eligibility to 300% of poverty level to add 2,874 uninsured children. Uses premium tax to fund QUEST/SCHIP costs.

HMS/HTH, WAM

SB 1032

RELATING TO CARE HOMES.

Creates the Liability Insurance Premium and Claims Payment Special Fund for the Department of Health and the Foster Family Home Liability Insurance Premium and Claims Payment Special Fund for the Department of Human Services to pay premiums for liability insurance for care home operators who cannot afford insurance.

HMS/HTH, WAM

SB 1199

RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.

Allows all licensed health care providers to share medical information with other licensed health care providers of children under the child protective services system.

HMS/HTH, JHW
     

SB 1713

RELATING TO KALAUPAPA.

Establishes protections for residents at Kalaupapa.

HMS/HTH, WAM

SB 1872

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST PALOLO CHINESE HOME AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Palolo Chinese Home in financing the capital costs related to the expansion, construction, and rebuilding of its facilities.

HMS/HTH, WAM

SB 1464

RELATING TO COMMUNITY ELDER CARE.

Enacts the Community Elder Care Act of 2005 to provide for a premium assessment and for home and community-based long-term care services.

HMS/HTH, WAM

SB 485

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.

Creates demonstration project to reimburse at-home long-term family caregivers on Kauai from 2006 to 2009 to functionally dependent or cognitively impaired relatives. Appropriates $       for FY 2006-2007 and $       for FY 2008-2009. Requires DOH to report on project annually. Repealed on 6/30/2009.

HMS/HTH, WAM

SB 865

RELATING TO CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT.

Provides a $500 tax credit for caregivers of "eligible care recipients", requires annual report to the legislature, repeals Act after five years, and imposes criminal sanctions for falsifying tax status.

HMS/HTH, WAM

SB 872

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.

Makes it a state objective to recognize the importance of the contributions of family caregivers and to support them, to the extent possible, in serving the long-term care needs of the State's residents.

HMS/HTH, WAM
     

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 226, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6130

 

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair