THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
INTERIM OF 2008
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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 |
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COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
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3:00 – 4:00 PM |
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Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The purpose of this joint legislative informational briefing is to update the Committee on Health and Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection on the revised Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines adopted by the American Cancer Society in October 2008. In addition to obtaining updated information on the screening guidelines, and its cost effectiveness, the committee will take comments on the impact of colorectal cancer in Hawaii including but not limited to access to care, insurance coverage, disparities, screening and treatment options presently available.
Dr. Mark Clanton, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Societies High Plains Division (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Hawaii) and deputy chief medical officer for special projects for the National American Cancer Society in Atlanta will be in attendance and presenting information to the committees and its members. The following State departments and organizations have been invited to participate and provide insight on the subject matter:
2) Hawaii Department of Health
4) HMSA
6) Hawaii Primary Care Association
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.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign 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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230
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________________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair |
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