THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Wednesday, February 21, 2007
TIME:	1:15 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 1110	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires a hospital, including a public health facility, to provide information and emergency contraception to a sexual assault victim; requires training; includes penalties.	HTH
SB 1117	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires recipients of state funding that provide sexual health education to provide medically accurate, factual information that is age-appropriate and includes education on both abstinence and contraception.	HTH
SB 1750	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires a hospital, including a public health facility, to provide information regarding shaken baby syndrome to the parents of all newborns under its care.	HTH
SB 653	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Requires health care facilities and providers to notify the state designated protection and advocacy entity or agency prior to transferring a patient to an out-of-state health care facility.	HTH

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 215, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Please include your name, position/title, organization, contact information, position on the measure, the hearing date, bill 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.  Regarding e-mail testimony, only testimony e-mailed to the Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov will be accepted.  Testimony may also 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 whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

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 David Y. Ige

Chair