THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

NOTICE TO RECONVENE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING

DATE:	Monday, April 27, 2009
TIME:	1:00 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The Conference Committee will RECONVENE to resolve differences between the last House and Senate versions of the following:

HB 690, HD2, SD2 Status	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Group Health Insurers; Small Business; Part-time Employees House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Herkes/Nishimoto, Co-Chairs; Finnegan (HLT, CPC, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Takamine/Baker, Co-Chairs (HTH/LBR, CPN)
SB 166, SD1, HD1 Status	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Health Insurance; Coverage; Chemotherapy House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Nishimoto/Herkes, Co-Chairs; M. Lee, Finnegan (HLT, CPC, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair; Green, Hemmings (HTH/CPN)
SB 940, SD1, HD1 Status	RELATING TO INSURANCE. Insurance; Direct Payment; Healthcare House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Herkes, Co-Chairs; Nishimoto, Wakai, Marumoto (HLT, CPC) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair; Green, Hemmings (HTH/CPN)
SB 1205, SD2, HD3 Status	RELATING TO TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS. Health Insurance House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Rhoads/Nishimoto, Co-Chairs; Yamashita, Pine (HLT, LAB, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Baker/Tsutsui, Co-Chairs; Hemmings (HTH/CPN, WAM)
HB 1504, HD1, SD2 Status	RELATING TO HEALTH. Universal Health Care; Hawaii Health Authority House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Herkes/Nishimoto, Co-Chairs; Bertram, Shimabukuro, Ward (HLT, CPC, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Baker/Tsutsui, Co-Chairs (HTH/CPN, WAM)
HB 1371, HD1, SD2 Status	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Health Care Programs; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Mizuno/Nishimoto, Co-Chairs; Belatti, Finnegan (HLT/HUS, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Chun Oakland/Tsutsui, Co-Chairs; Kokubun, Hemmings (HTH/HMS, WAM)
SB 585, SD2, HD1 Status	RELATING TO REMOTE DISPENSING. Remote Dispensing Pharmacy; Health Insurance; Prescription Drugs; Remote Areas House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Herkes/Nishimoto, Co-Chairs; Wakai, Marumoto (HLT, CPC, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair; Green, Hemmings (HTH, CPN)
SB 568, SD2, HD1 Status	RELATING TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS. Prescription Drugs; Electronic Prescriptions; Task Force House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Nishimoto, Co-Chairs; Finnegan (HLT, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Baker/Tsutsui, Co-Chairs; Espero, Hemmings (HTH/CPN, WAM)
HB 317, HD1, SD2 Status	RELATING TO MOBILE MEDICAL CARE. Mobile Medical Van; Heath Care House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Hanohano/Nishimoto, Co-Chairs; Tsuji, Finnegan (HLT/PBS, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Espero/Tsutsui, Co-Chairs; Hemmings (HTH/PSM, WAM)
HB 1378, HD2, SD2 Status	RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES. Health Care; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Primary Care Provider; Prescriptive Authority; Endorsement Licensure House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Herkes/M. Lee, Co-Chairs; Nishimoto, Wakai, Finnegan (HLT, CPC, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair; Hemmings (HTH, CPN)
SB 1142, SD1, HD1 Status	RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. Physician Assistant; Signing Authority; Liability; Prescribing Medications; Immunizations House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Herkes/Karamatsu/Nishimoto, Co-Chairs; Shimabukuro, Finnegan (HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Baker/Taniguchi, Co-Chairs; Slom (HTH/CPN, JGO)
SB 1140, SD2, HD3 Status	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Health Plan Payments; Critical Access Hospitals; Federally Qualified Health Centers House Conferees:  Representatives Yamane/Mizuno/Herkes/Nishimoto, Co-Chairs; Shimabukuro, Marumoto (HLT/HUS, CPC, FIN) Senate Conferees:  Senators Ige, Chair; Baker/Tsutsui, Co-Chairs; Green, Hemmings (HTH/CPN, WAM)

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6230 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6230.