THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES |
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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair |
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Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Senator David Y. Ige, Chair |
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Senator Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
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1:15 pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND. Appropriates moneys from the emergency budget and reserve fund to maintain levels of programs for education, human services, and health.
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HTH/HMS, WAM [Measure added on 02-06-09] |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes reimbursement guidelines for medicaid to hospitals and facilities with long‑term care beds. Makes appropriation.
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Requires DHS to include in its request for proposals for QUEST providers various provisions to safeguard against disruption of services that may be caused by positive enrollment.
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HMS/HTH, CPN |
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RELATING TO THE PURCHASES OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Specifies that proposals for purchases of health and human services must be submitted by duly licensed providers and for the exact amount to be expended by the State.
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HMS/HTH, JGO |
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RELATING TO THIRD PARTY LIABILITY FOR MEDICAID. Ensures State compliance to the P.L. 109-171, the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), section 6035, that requires the strengthening of the State's ability to identify and obtain payments from third party resources that are legally responsible to pay claims primary to medicaid.
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HMS/HTH, CPN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds for the healthy aging partnership program operated by the executive office on aging.
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates money to match federal funds for medicaid.
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds to the department of health to provide for continued respite services for family caregivers.
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the department of human services to provide presumptive eligibility for medicaid-eligible patients who have been waitlisted for long-term care.
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN. Expands the scope of services provided and broadens the definition of children covered by state early intervention services. Incorporates elements of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. Makes an appropriation.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the department of health and the department of human services to post on their respective websites reports of all inspections of care facilities. Appropriates funds to the department of health and to the department of human services to prepare to post inspection reports online.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Provides a general excise tax deferment for 4 years for payments received from medicaid or medicare by for-profit hospitals, that provide services to an annual patient population consisting of 60% or more uninsured, medicaid, and medicare patients.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTHCARE. Allows patients enrolled in QUEST Expanded Access to receive services through an alternative provider at a community-based medical home. Makes an appropriation.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN. Appropriates funds from general revenues and the temporary assistance for needy families funds for the healthy start program.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO SENIOR CENTERS. Makes an appropriation for certain senior centers on Oahu.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO ELDER CARE. Requests the executive office on aging to cooperate with county offices of aging to develop a plan to increase voluntary contributions, procedures for managing waitlists, and policies for implementing a cash and counseling model for service delivery. Makes an appropriation for the kupuna care program.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Appropriates funds to assist with the development of the aging and disability resource center program.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 226, 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 Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Lead Committee at HMSTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov or HTHTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov. Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
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: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. 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 586-6130.
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________________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland Chair |
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