THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

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

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

TIME:

1:25 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

The following measures are being added to the agenda:

 

HSP/HTH

 

SB 3257, SD1

 

(SSCR2154)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY.

Requires the department of human services to provide presumptive eligibility to medicaid or QUEST eligible waitlisted patients.  (SD1)

 

HSP/HTH, WAM

SB 3258, SD1

 

(SSCR2155)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO MEDICAID HOSPITAL AND LONG TERM CARE REIMBURSEMENTS.

Establishes reimbursement guidelines and provides appropriations for medicaid hospital and long term care reimbursements.  (SD1)

 

HSP/HTH, WAM

 

 

HTH only

 

SB 2314

 

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Allows an exception for small insurers with less than ten per cent of the market share to offer different types of benefits in a single unified policy.

 

HTH, CPH

 

 

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 hearing:

 

·         In person:  1 copy 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 and the date and time of the hearing.

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

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

 

Please note:  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

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