Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

HB1987

Generated on 8/25/2006 1:54:13 PM

Measure Title: RELATING TO HEALTH.
Report Title: Compassionate Health Care
Description: Provides that all patients who have not executed an advance health-care directive or have no surrogate or guardian shall receive basic life support assistance and all other medical care required to prolong the patient's life; requires insurance providers to extend hospice care coverage to patients with not more than two years to live.
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): GREEN, ABINSAY, ARAKAKI, CALDWELL, CARROLL, LEE, NISHIMOTO, Berg, Herkes, Kanoho, B. Oshiro, Shimabukuro, Souki, Takamine, Waters, Yamashita
Current Referral:HLT, JUD, FIN

Date Status Text
1/20/2006HTo Be Introduced
1/23/2006HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/23/2006HReferred to HLT, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 2
1/31/2006HBill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday, 02-02-06 at 8:30 am in House conference room 329.
2/2/2006HBill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 02-06-06 at 9:00 am in conference room 329.
2/2/2006HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 2/6/2006.
2/3/2006HBill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 02-06-06 at 9:00 am in conference room 329.
2/3/2006HBroadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
2/6/2006HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment