THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009

 

DATE:

Monday, March 23, 2009

TIME:

3:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Friday, March 20, 2009)

 

HB 1362, HD1

Testimony

RELATING TO GENETIC COUNSELORS.

Establishes the Genetic Counseling Licensure Program within Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.  Requires licensure in order to use the title of "licensed genetic counselor".  Provides exemptions from licensure requirements.  (HB1362 HD1)

 

HTH, CPN

HB 1378, HD2

Testimony

RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES.

Requires insurers, mutual and fraternal benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to recognize advanced practice registered nurses as participating providers and allow recognition as primary care providers.  Grants increased signature authority and prescriptive rights.  Sets new standards for board recognition of advanced practice registered nurses effective 10/1/09.  (HB1378 HD2)

 

HTH, CPN

HB 1379, HD2

Testimony

RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT.

Creates a process for a patient to direct end-of-life treatment in a standardized physician orders for life sustaining form.  (HB1379 HD2)

 

HTH, JGO

HB 1782, HD2

Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE.

Creates an office of state coordinator of health information exchange to assist in developing a health information exchange program.  (HB1782 HD2)

 

HTH, WAM

HB 694

Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Authorizes Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) and the Maui Regional System Board to remove the Maui Regional Health Care System and its facilities from HHSC by transferring regional assets to a legal entity which will finance and continue to provide health care services to Maui.

 

HTH, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6230.