Wednesday, January 20, 2010
12:00 p.m.
Conference Room 229; State Capitol
AGENDA:
The Joint Legislative Committee on Aging in Place will meet to approve the JLCAIP’s report to the 2010 Legislature. The draft report will be available on the web by January 11, 2010 at: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/studies/commjlcaip.asp. The report will include the status and recommendations on the following items:
1. Kupuna Care and the Preservation of the Safety Net
2. Aging and Disability Resource Center
3. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
4. Home for Life Task Force
5. Home Care Concierge Service
6. Fall Prevention
7. Home Care Agency Licensure
8. University of Hawaii Center on Aging
9. Long Term Care Commission
The purpose of the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging in Place, as stated in Act 285 (2006), is to develop a comprehensive public policy program to strengthen support for family caregivers who provide unpaid, informal assistance to persons sixty and older with physical or cognitive disabilities and grandparents raising grandchildren.
COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
The purpose of this informational briefing is to review the State Department of Consumer Protection and Commerce's core functions and how it benefits Hawaii's consumers, and an overview of the Department's 2010 supplemental budget request.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
2:00 p.m. to completion
Conference Room 308; State Capitol
AGENDA:
University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii System |
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
2:45 p.m.
Conference Room 016; State Capitol
AGENDA:
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a component of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) authorizes $36 billion in outlays over the next six years—an unprecedented investment in the nation’s health information infrastructure.
The Hawaii Health Information Exchange, Incorporated (HHIE) is the State’s qualified state-designated entity to effectively coordinate health information exchange technology initiatives in Hawaii. The following will be providing an overview of HHIE and current status of ARRA efforts in Hawaii:
Ms. Christine Maii Sakuda, Executive Director, Hawaii Health Information Exchange
Mr. Steve Robertson, President, Hawaii Health Information Exchange
Other members of the Executive Committee of the Hawaii Health Information Exchange
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Thursday, January 21, 2010
9:00 a.m. – completion
Conference Room 308; State Capitol
AGENDA:
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Department of Education |
1:30 p.m. – completionLibraries |