HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane, Chair

Rep. Dee Morikawa, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. John M. Mizuno

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

TIME:

9:30am

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) has been DELETED from the agenda: 

 

HB 1330

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND

Extends the appropriation of a portion of Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund moneys for annual operating expenses of JABSOM until June 30, 2015, and adds annual reporting requirements

HLT, HED, FIN

 

 

HB 1134

 

RELATING TO PREPAID HEALTH CARE

Repeals part V of the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act and Act 99, Session Laws of Hawaii 1994, relating to the future termination of the prepaid health care law

 

HLT, CPC

 

HB 978

 

RELATING TO HEALTH

Authorizes the Hawaii health systems corporation to lease Kula hospital's medical clinic, and all equipment, furnishings, and fixtures therein, to Malama I Ke Ola Health Center, subject to the Hawaii public procurement code and other relevant state law

 

HLT, FIN

 

HB 903

 

RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR

Prohibits the sale or distribution of caffeinated liquors labeled as "pre-mixed drinks" in the State

 

HLT, CPC/JUD

 

HB 606

 

RELATING TO MILK LABELING

Requires milk beverages to be labeled with the date of pasteurization or the date of packaging. Effective 1/1/12

 

HLT, CPC

 

HB 411

 

RELATING TO HOME HEALTH AGENCIES

Defines "home health agency" to include an agency or organization that provides either skilled nursing services or other therapeutic services, or both, to ensure that these organizations are properly licensed

 

HLT, FIN

 

HB 405

 

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PAYMENTS

Requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to pay health care providers directly regardless of the health care provider's participatory status with the insurer, mutual benefit society, or health maintenance organization. Also requires nonparticipating providers who provide emergency services to be paid promptly and directly for the treatment rendered

 

HLT, CPC

 

HB 1203

 

RELATING TO PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT

Makes permanent the physician workforce assessment fee

 

HLT, FIN

 

HB 602

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CERVICAL AND BREAST CANCER SCREENING

 

 

HLT, FIN

 

HB 275

 

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

 

HLT, CPC

 

HB 414

 

RELATING TO DENTAL SERVICES

Prohibits dental service organizations, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations from requiring a dentist who provides services to its subscribers to accept a fee set by the plan for any services except covered services

 

HLT, CPC

 

HB 597

 

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE

Expands definition of "quality assurance committee" to include interdisciplinary quality assurance committees composed of members from various health care organizations

 

HLT, JUD

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  2 copies (including an original) to Room 310 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-6281(for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);

EMAIL:  For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to HLTtestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov ; or

WEB:      For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If during the course of the hearing it appears that there will not be sufficient time to allow everyone to be heard, the chairperson reserves the right to limit the remaining testifiers to three minutes.  This three minute policy will be enforced to ensure fairness and adequate consideration to all bills.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6150or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

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Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Chair