HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Chair

Rep. Brian Schatz, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell	Rep. Alex M. Sonson
Rep. Ken Ito	Rep. Joseph M. Souki
Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho	Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu	Rep. Bud Stonebraker
Rep. Hermina M. Morita

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell	Rep. Alex M. Sonson
Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho	Rep. Joseph M. Souki
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu	Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto
Rep. Hermina M. Morita	Rep. Cynthia Thielen

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Wednesday, February 15, 2006
TIME:	2:00 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 2646 HD1 (HSCR229-06)	RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Requires the State and the courts to recognize the validity of labor-management agreements that meet certain specified requirements. Requires HEMIC to act as an insurer for labor management agreements in certain instances. (HB2646 HD1)	LAB, CPC/JUD, FIN
HB 3105 HD1 (HSCR252-06)	RELATING TO PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION. Amends Act 239, SLH 2005, by prohibiting DHS from restricting a physician's ability to treat a fee-for-service mental health consumer with psychotropic medications that have been approved by the FDA and are considered appropriate within the scope of the physician's practice for the treatment of a mental health consumer. Removes the pre-authorization exemption for psychotropic medication and the requirement that DHS report on the utilization and cost of the Act. Removes the exemption for QUEST medical plans. (HB3105 HD1)	HLT/HUS, CPC/JUD, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 40 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE CPC COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 425, 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". FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE CPC COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6173.

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SELECTED HEARINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON "O`LELO COMMUNITY TELEVISION" (CHANNELS 52, 53, AND 54). CHECK THE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.CAPITOLTV.ORG FOR A LISTING.

________________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair		________________________________________ Rep. Robert N. Herkes Chair