HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

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. Heléne H. Hale	Rep. Chris Halford
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Rep. Alex M. Sonson, Chair

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla, Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki	Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami
Rep. Josh Green, M.D.	Rep. Chris Halford
Rep. Heléne H. Hale	Rep. Bud Stonebraker
Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Saturday, February 4, 2006
TIME:	10:00 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 2107	RELATING TO A HAWAII CAREGIVER GRANT PROGRAM. Establishes a caregiver grant program within the executive office on aging. Establishes criteria for grant qualifications. Appropriates funds for the grant program. Authorizes the hiring of additional personnel to service the grant program.	HLT/HUS, JUD, FIN
HB 3123	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS. Funds a study to conduct a structural analysis of each hospital and nursing home facility to determine their ability to withstand hurricanes. Makes appropriation.	HLT/HUS, PSM, FIN
HB 2941	RELATING TO AGING. Establishes the planning for longevity program to design, conduct, and evaluate a public awareness campaign that provides Hawaii residents within information and resources related to issues associated with longevity. Appropriates funds for the program.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB 2937	RELATING TO SOCIAL RECIPROCITY. Appropriates funds to the executive office on aging to develop a volunteer-hours exchange program.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB 2935	RELATING TO ELDERLY IDENTIFICATION. Appropriates funds for SageWatch to adopt the former Kupuna ID Project as part of its outreach services.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB 2185	RELATING TO AGING IN PLACE TAX CREDIT. Provides a tax credit to taxpayers that renovate their residence to accommodate a handicapped or aging person.	HLT/HUS, FIN
HB 2106	RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Exempts medical services and equipment from the general excise tax.	HLT/HUS, FIN

HB 3105	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 and designated as safe and effective by the FDA and psychotropic medications considered appropriate and within the lawful scope of the physician's practice and professional judgment for the treatment of a mental health consumer. Removes the pre-authorization exemption for psychotropic medication. Removes the requirement that DHS report the statistics or prescriptions written pursuant to the Act. Removes the exemption for QUEST medical plans.	HLT/HUS, CPC/JUD, FIN

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 HLT 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 HLT COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-9605.

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Rep. Alex M. Sonson, Chair Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair