THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND PUBLIC HOUSING

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

HTH/HSP

 

HB 55

HD1

(HSCR923)

RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION.

Establishes statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention program.  Appropriates $        to department of health to implement the program. (HB55 HD1)

 

HSP/HTH, WAM

HB 71

HD2

(HSCR994)

RELATING TO NURSE AIDES.

Establishes certification procedures for nurse aides employed in state-licensed or state-certified health care settings and medicare or medicaid facilities.  (HB71 HD2)

 

HSP/HTH, CPH

HB 208

HD1

(HSCR1023)

RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

Appropriates moneys to fund operations of developmental disabilities domiciliary homes and apartment complexes for persons with developmental disabilities. (HB208 HD1)

 

HSP/HTH, WAM

HB 1008

HD2

(HSCR1030)

RELATING TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE.

Creates 3-year pilot program where Department of Human Services pays half the premiums health care provided by a managed care plan to uninsured children who are 31 days to 18 years old and ineligible for other state or federal health care coverage; Sunsets June 30, 2010.  Provides children of families whose income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level free medical care by expanding the State's QUEST-Net eligibility requirements.  Establishes Hawaii Infant Care Special Fund to provide health care to infants from birth to thirty-one days of age through matching-fund, public-private partnership established by the Department of Health.  Appropriates funds.  (HB1008 HD2)

 

HSP/HTH, WAM

HB 325

HD2

(HSCR1055)

RELATING TO DENTAL CARE.

Expands coverage under the State's Medicaid and QUEST programs to include comprehensive dental care for adults and appropriates funds to provide the additional coverage.  Appropriates funds for hospital dentistry for the developmentally disabled in the County of Hawaii.  (HB325 HD2)

 

HSP/HTH, WAM

HB 1120

HD2

(HSCR1156)

RELATING TO DENTAL HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the establishment or expansion of community‑based dental health clinics that are operated by federally-qualified health centers to provide a continuum of dental care to QUEST‑eligible adults and children, the developmentally disabled, and the uninsured. (HB1120 HD2)

 

HTH/HSP, WAM

HB 531

HD3

(HSCR1119)

RELATING TO CHILDREN.

Amends the early intervention services law to be consistent with the reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004.  (HB531 HD3)

 

HTH/HSP, WAM

HB 426

HD2

(HSCR1056)

RELATING TO PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.

Allows Advanced Practice Registered Nurses with prescriptive authority under Chapter 457, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to prescribe psychotropic medication under public assistance programs.  (HB426 HD2)

 

HTH/HSP, CPH

HB 1471

HD1

(HSCR1176)

RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH.

Ensures the community health care system remains financially viable in the face of population growth, uninsured, and under-insured.  (HB1471 HD1)

 

HTH/HSP, WAM

HTH

 

HB 1370

HD1

(HSCR1031)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION.

Authorizes an emergency appropriation for FY 2006-2007 ($8,377,698) from general funds to the DOH, for ongoing services provided by the adult mental health division.  (HB1370 HD1)

 

HTH, WAM

HB 1371

HD2

(HSCR1157)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Appropriates $4,980,523 in general fund revenues and $4,111,237 from the Developmental Disabilities Interdepartmental Transfer Fund as an emergency appropriation to enable the Developmental Disabilities Division (DDD) to meet state-approved target numbers under the current Medicaid home and community based service and ensure the receipt of federal Medicaid reimbursements.  (HB1371 HD2)

 

HTH, WAM

HB 1372

HD1

(HSCR1032)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM BRANCH.

Appropriates an additional $1,900,000 in general funds to reimburse costs incurred by the Hawaii Army National Guard or other provider for furnishing helicopter medical transport services on Oahu that were previously provided by the United States Army.  (HB1372 HD1)

 

HTH, WAM

HB 1373

HD1

(HSCR1115)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.

Appropriates $4,419,644 in general funds for FY 2006-2007, for early intervention services for infants and children from birth to three years of age with developmental delay or at biological or environmental risk for developmental delay.  (HB1373 HD1)

 

HTH, WAM

HB 1377

(HSCR1132)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Increases the expenditure ceiling of the Health Systems special fund to pay for operational costs, and appropriates additional moneys out of the special fund.

 

HTH, WAM

HB 1378

HD1

(HSCR1033)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Appropriates $950,000 in general funds for FY 2006-2007, to fund a grant to Kahuku Hospital on Oahu.  (HB1378 HD1)

 

HTH, WAM

HB 211

HD1

(HSCR1024)

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Extends the lapse date of the special purpose revenue bonds authorized to assist The Queen's Health Systems in Act 176, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003.  (HB211 HD1)

 

HTH, WAM

HB 962

(HSCR1150)

RELATING TO CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.

Appropriates $      in FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 for a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to the St. Francis Healthcare Foundation to support the modified home care and community health demonstration project to address chronic kidney disease, particularly end stage renal disease for patients living in remote areas of the State.

 

HTH, WAM

HB 1368

(HSCR854)

RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL FACILITIES SPECIAL FUND.

Renames the special fund to reflect the current name of the Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA).  Requires that all moneys collected by OHCA in the form of fees and fines be deposited into this account.  Allows the moneys deposited into the special fund to be used to offset OHCA's operational expenses.

 

HTH, WAM

HB 1495

HD2

(HSCR1034)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PALLIATIVE CARE RESOURCES.

Appropriates funds for palliative care resources.  (HB1495 HD2)

 

HTH, WAM

HB 1785

HD1

(HSCR810)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds for additional ambulances and equipment for the City and County of Honolulu. (HB1785 HD1)

 

HTH, WAM

HB 1907

HD1

(HSCR1060)

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

Authorizes issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for 15 Craigside, a continuing care retirement community, in Nuuanu. (HB1907 HD1)

 

HTH, WAM

HB 1764

HD1

(HSCR1035)

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS REGIONAL SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS.

Authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds to assist the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation in the construction, improvement, and equipment of its healthcare facilities.  (HB1764 HD1)

 

HTH, WAM

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearingPlease include your name, position/title, organization, contact information, position on the measure, the hearing date, measure title and committee to which your testimony should be referred.  Please submit your testimony on one side of an 8-1/2 x 11-inch paper with 1-inch margins:

 

·         In person: 30 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 215, State Capitol. 

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the number of copies needed for submittal.

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the number of copies needed for submittal.  In addition, please provide the testifier's name and mailing address in the email.  Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

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Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

 

 

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair

 

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Senator David Y. Ige

Chair