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 LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Rep. Kirk Caldwell, Chair

Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair

Rep. Pono Chong	Rep. Joseph M. Souki
Rep. Ken Ito	Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro	Rep. Anne V. Stevens
Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Friday, February 3, 2006
TIME:	1:00 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

AMENDED A G E N D A

HB 3127 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE AGENDA

HB 3129	RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Provides a tax credit to individual taxpayers and employers for premiums paid for long-term care insurance contracts and requires the department of taxation in cooperation with the department of commerce and consumer affairs to submit a report back to the legislature annually regarding the status of this Act's provisions. Sunsets December 31, 2011.	HLT/LAB, CPC, FIN
HB 3128	RELATING TO HEALTHCARE. Establishes agency to operate a single-payer universal healthcare insurance system.	HLT/LAB, CPC, FIN
HB 1990	RELATING TO NURSING. Creates a Nursing Task Force to investigate and recommend ways to assist the public and private sectors to relieve the nursing shortage and ensure a continuous, adequate supply of nurses to staff hospitals and other medical facilities in the state.	HLT/LAB, HED, FIN

HB 3127	RELATED TO HEALTH CARE. Establishes direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing requirements in health care facilities to ensure patient safety and quality health care.	HLT/LAB, CPC, 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 586-6050.

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.

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. Kirk Caldwell Chair		________________________________________ Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki Chair