THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
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COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Senator Josh Green, M.D., Chair |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 10, 2011 |
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TIME: |
8:30 a.m. |
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Conference Room 229 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 HAWAII HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE. Establishes the Hawaii health connector to create a health insurance exchange pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; creates Hawaii health insurance exchange council under a board of directors; creates board of directors; creates task force to recommend policies and procedures to implement the governance of the health insurance exchange.
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CPN/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS. Requires the insurance commissioner to develop a standardized prior authorization request form and process for prescription medications for use by health care providers and insurance carriers.
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CPN/HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Provides uniform standards for external review procedures based on NAIC Uniform Health Carrier External Review Model Act, in order to comply with the requirements of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
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CPN/HTH, WAM [Measure added on 02/02/11] |
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[Measure deleted on 02/07/11] |
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RELATING TO PSEUDOEPHEDRINE. Reclassifies pseudoephedrine as a schedule III drug which may only be dispensed with a prescription; makes conforming amendments.
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HTH/CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO PSEUDOEPHEDRINE. Adds pseudoephedrine to the list of schedule III controlled substances; repeals the sale of pseudoephedrine without a prescription and related provisions regarding transport of the drug.
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HTH/CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. Requires registration of and regulates practices of pharmacy benefit management companies. Requires periodic audits of pharmacies that submit claims to pharmacy benefit management companies.
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HTH/CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY ON-CALL PHYSICIANS. Establishes a tax credit equal to five per cent of the amount of medical malpractice insurance premium paid by a physician who provides on-call services to emergency departments.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR BRAIN INJURIES. Requires insurers, hospital and medical services plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for survivors of brain injuries, including cognitive and neurocognitive therapy, neurobehavioral and neuropsychological testing or treatment, and necessary post-acute transition services or community reintegration activities.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Requires health insurers to provide coverage for specified types of smoking cessation methods.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires insurers to cover childhood obesity as a billable provider visit. Appropriates funds for the distribution of childhood obesity management instructional toolkits to the State's pediatricians. Forms a working group under the department of health to assess the root cause of childhood obesity and explore the areas of nutrition and preventative care.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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 CPNTestimony@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 230, 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.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
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Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6070.
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________________________________________ Senator Josh Green, M.D. Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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