HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2010
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COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES |
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Rep. John M. Mizuno, Chair |
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Rep. Tom Brower, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro |
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Rep. Joe Bertram, III |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Mele Carroll |
Rep. Gene Ward |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Rep. Ryan I. Yamane, Chair |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. John M. Mizuno |
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Rep. Joe Bertram, III |
Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
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Rep. Mele Carroll |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 4, 2010 |
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TIME: |
9:00am |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO MEDICAID. Recodifies current Hawaii Medicaid statutes under a new Medicaid Chapter.
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HUS/HLT, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO CASE MANAGEMENT. Requires case management agencies and case managers to adhere to a professional code of conduct. Establishes requirements for code of conduct.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO EXPANDED ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES. Increases capacity from two to three nursing facility level residents in Type I Expanded Adult Residential Care Homes.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO NURSE AIDES. Provides that biannual maintenance and continuing education hours required for nurse aides include a competency evaluation approved by the Department of Human Services.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO QUEST HEALTH CARE PAYMENTS. Restores adult dental care under QUEST.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide medical assistance for dialysis, chemotherapy, inpatient and outpatient physician visits, and drug prescriptions for immigrants and noncitizens from the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or Palau.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE BUDGET SHORTFALL FOR HAWAII QUEST. Makes an emergency appropriation from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to meet the general fund shortfall for payments to managed care plans contracted with the Department of Human Services to provide QUEST services.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Directs the department of human services to replace its QUEST program with the predecessor public assistance programs including the state health insurance program.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO CARE HOMES. Creates a uniform set of regulations concerning home and community-based residential care homes. Repeals current provisions relating to adult residential care homes, expanded adult residential care homes, and community care foster family homes.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION. Makes a technical amendment to law on psychotropic medication.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Ryan I. Yamane Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. John M. Mizuno Chair |
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