Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

HB2124

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Measure Title: RELATING TO REFERRAL TO ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE SCREENING AND COUNSELING.
Report Title: Referral for Drug/Alcohol Abuse Screening and Counseling
Description: Requires a physician to offer to refer a patient being examined in a primary care or emergency room setting to alcohol and drug abuse screening and counseling when the physician has good reason to suspect substance abuse by the patient. Clarifies that patient may accept or refuse the offer.
Package: None
Companion:SB2094
Introducer(s): YAMANE, ARAKAKI, GREEN, LEE, MORITA, NISHIMOTO, TANAKA, THIELEN, Shimabukuro
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
1/26/2006HBill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Monday, 01-30-06 at 8:30 am in House conference room 329.
1/27/2006HBill re-scheduled to be heard by HLT on Monday, 01-30-06 at 8:30 am in conference room 327.
1/30/2006HThe committees on HLT recommend that the measure be HELD. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Arakaki, Green, Cabanilla, Hale, Nishimoto, Sonson, Halford; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment