THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, February 7, 2005

TIME:

2:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 568

RELATING TO DENTISTS.

HTH, CPH
     
 

Authorizes the licensure of dental specialists who are licensed in another state with licensing standards at least equivalent to Hawaii's standards.

  
     

SB 1230

RELATING TO DENTAL INSURANCE.

HTH, CPH
     
 

Extends the sunset date of Act 132, SLH 2001, as amended, that exempt dental service corporations and dental service organizations from health insurer assessments.

 
     

SB 1229

RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS.

HTH, CPH
     
 

Authorizes the board of dental examiners to grant licenses without examination to dental hygienists who are already licensed in other states.

  
     

SB 952

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR RURAL DENTAL SERVICES.

HTH, WAM
     
 

Appropriates funds for rural dental services to the Office of Social Ministry's Mobile Care Health Project to pay a full-time dentist for the mobile care vans.

  
     

SB 861

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES.

HTH, WAM
     
 

Makes an appropriation to the department of health to fund sexual assault services

  
     

SB 1234

RELATING TO INSURANCE COVERAGE OF IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.

HTH, CPH
     
 

Clarifies that in vitro fertilization procedure insurance coverage is available: once per lifetime; to the extent that IVF is medically necessary; if infertility is not a result of elective sterilization; and if the patient will be less than 43 years old at the time of the procedure.

 
     

SB 1179

RELATING TO HEALTH.

HTH, JHW
     
 

Requires DOH to publish food establishment violations on its web site each month. Requires a food establishment, upon request, to permit a customer to view a copy of the current inspection report, including inspection findings, any violation found, and any penalty. Imposes a fine for noncompliance.

  
     

SB 1195

RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

HTH, JHW
     
 

Requires all employees working directly with adult residential care home and expanded adult residential care home patients to submit to an interstate criminal background check prior to final consideration for employment with an adult health care facility.

 
     

SB 1227

RELATING TO HIV/AIDS ASSISTANCE

HTH, WAM
     
 

Appropriates funds to the department of health for food, housing, and transportation assistance for HIV/AIDS patients.

 
     

SB 1226

RELATING TO HEPATITIS.

HTH, WAM
     
 

Appropriates funds for a case manager to assist individuals with viral hepatitis.

 
     

SB 1282

RELATING TO NURSES.

HTH, CPH
     
 

Requires inclusion of hepatitis C educational component in any continuing education required as a condition of nursing license renewal.

  
     

SB 1263

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR WAIANAE COAST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER.

HTH, CPH
     
 

Makes an appropriation to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for emergency medical services.

  

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 220, 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.

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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 586-6070.

 

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair