THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2010
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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 HUMAN SERVICES |
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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair |
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Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 1, 2010 |
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TIME: |
2:45 pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A M E N D E D A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE FEDERAL DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL FUNDS. Appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2010-2011 to match the federal disproportionate share hospital allowance allocated to the State; authorizes some appropriated funds to be used to obtain matching federal disproportionate share hospital allowance for prior fiscal year expenditures by the State.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Directs the legislative reference bureau to analyze and report on the economic impacts on agencies, individuals and communities, as a result of the reduction in services for the department of health and human services statewide.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS. Requires medicaid reimbursement to hospitals for patients occupying acute-licensed beds who are on a waitlist for long-term care to be at least equal to the rate paid for acute care services; requires medicaid reimbursement to long-term care facilities for patients with medically complex conditions to be at least equal to the rate paid for subacute care; appropriates funds for increased reimbursements.
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HTH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO CASE MANAGERS. Requires certification by the Commission for Case Manager Certification for a case manager to practice as a certified case manager in the State.
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HTH/HMS, CPN |
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RELATING TO FUNDING FOR PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS. Increases state motor vehicle registration fee to be paid into the disability and communications access board special fund to enforce parking for disabled persons program. Deletes funding for state credentialing of interpreters under the special fund.
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO PREMATURE INFANT HEALTH CARE. Requires the Department of Health to develop a plan to improve hospital discharge and follow-up care procedures for premature infants born earlier than 37 weeks gestational age to ensure standardized and coordinated processes are followed as premature infants leave the hospital.
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HTH/HMS, WAM [Measure added on 01-28-10
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE WOMEN AND INFANT CHILDREN FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. Appropriates funds as a state match toward the development and administration of the Women and Infant Children Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.
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HTH/HMS, WAM [Measure added on 01-28-10
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES AND HEALTH. Appropriates additional funding for the kupuna care program.
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. Requires the department of health to provide early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs.
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO FUNDING OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. Increases the alcohol tax for all classifications. Dedicates the increase as a supplemental funding source for early intervention services.
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTHCARE. Establishes the intermediate care facilities and skilled nursing facilities interim study group.
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HTH/HMS, WAM [Measure added on 01-28-10
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RELATING TO HEALTHY START. Creates the healthy start program; exempts healthy start program from the budget allotment system. Clarifies purpose of healthy start program.
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HMS/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes limits on requests for proposals from health and human services providers for QUEST contracts that exceed $100,000,000 and commence after the term of the agency director expires.
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HMS/HTH, JGO |
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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 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.
· 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 215, 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6720.
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________________________________________ Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair |