THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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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 HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
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TIME: |
8:30 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. Transfers excess balances from certain special funds to the general fund to address the budget shortfall in fiscal biennium 2009-2011.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE. Creates a tax credit for employers to provide prepaid health insurance to part-time employees. Requires employers to provide prepaid health insurance to all regular employees. Mandates creditable health insurance coverage for all residents. Creates state health insurance purchasing pool for individuals who do not otherwise have access to creditable coverage. Makes an appropriation.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO TEMPORARY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS. Provides temporary health insurance for unemployed persons who lost their health insurance.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Requires commercial health plans licensed to do business in the State to pay no less than 101% of costs for all services provided to plan beneficiaries by critical access hospitals and federally qualified health centers.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS. Establishes the electronic prescription task force to develop a plan to implement a mandatory electronic prescription drug program not later than 1/1/11. Requires report to legislature by 1/1/11.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HOME CARE AGENCIES. Requires the department of health to license home care agencies. Sunsets 6/30/2014. Makes appropriation.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. Authorizes physician assistants to sign certain documents; to provide emergency medical care without supervision; to administer immunizations; to prescribe medications for patients suffering from human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome without preauthorization; limits tort liability of physician assistants.
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HTH/CPN, JGO |
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RELATING TO RESPIRATORY CARE. Establishes the respiratory care board and establishes a licensure program required for respiratory care practitioners.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTHCARE. Establishes licensing requirements for respiratory care practitioners.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS. Strengthens the regulation of tattoo artists in the State.
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HTH/CPN, JGO |
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:
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at CPNTestimony@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.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 231, 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.
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 586-6916.
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________________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair |
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