THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009

 

DATE:

Friday, March 20, 2009

TIME:

2:40PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Thursday, March 19, 2009)

 

HB 1642, HD1

Testimony

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.  (HB1642 HD1)

 

HTH/HMS, JGO

HB 1284, HD1

Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates $___ for each year of the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium to increase the payments for physician services to medicaid-eligible persons, including fee-for-service and QUEST provider services up to ____ per cent of the current medicare rate.  Requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to report to the Legislature prior to the 2010 Regular Session with (1) the amount of baseline medicaid and additional funds needed for fiscal year 2010-2011, and (2) the amount of funding required to continue increased payments for physician services to medicaid-eligible persons.  Requires DHS to seek an appropriation in an amount equal to at least the amount appropriated in 2009-2010 for additional payments for physician services. (HB1284 HD1)

 

HMS/HTH, WAM

HB 1371, HD1

Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Directs funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5, or other federal stimulus acts for health care programs.  (HB1371 HD1)

 

HTH/HMS, WAM

HB 1373, HD1

Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to provide health care for uninsured Hawaii residents through nonprofit community-based health care providers.  (HB1373 HD1)

 

HTH/HMS, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6130.