THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 22, 2010

TIME:

3:15 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 16

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on 01-29-10:

 

SB 2036

        Testimony

        Status

 

 

RELATING TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES.

Establishes the toxic mold remediation task force to examine the potential hazards of toxic indoor mold and fungal contamination, and to recommend standards and guidelines for its prevention and remediation

 

 

 

 

HTH

 

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on 02-04-10:

 

SB 2141

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.

Increases the amount of cannabis that constitutes an adequate amount by allowing a qualifying patient to possess 10 cannabis plants and 5 ounces of cannabis at any given time.  Makes identification of the site where cannabis is grown confidential.  Prohibits the department of public safety from requiring that a certifying physician be the patient's primary care physician.  Prohibits certifying physicians from naming or describing a patient's particular debilitating condition.  Increases the permissible ratio of patients to caregivers by allowing a caregiver to grow cannabis for no more than 4 patients.

 

HTH/PSM

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on 02-05-10:

 

SB 2779

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

Requires that patients be informed of the amount of radiation exposure to the patient prior to obtaining consent to an x-ray or computed tomography scan.

 

HTH

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on 02-08-10:

 

SB 2774

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS.

Prevents persons with HIV or AIDS from being automatically excluded from organ transplants due to their diagnosis; requires that any procurement organization in the State to maintain donor lists including high risk donors and persons with HIV or AIDS.

 

HTH

 

Decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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 or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6363.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator David Y. Ige

Chair