THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
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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 |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday February 2, 2011 |
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TIME: |
2:45 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Removes marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from the schedule I controlled substances list and places them in the schedule III controlled substances list.
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HTH, JDL |
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RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Imposes an excise tax on tobacco products other than cigarettes, little cigars, and large cigars that is equivalent to the tax imposed on a standard package of twenty cigarettes or little cigars.
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HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds to the department of health and the department of human services to expand certain health care services to qualified individuals and to finance projects at designated health centers throughout the State. (SD1)
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HTH (pending recommital) |
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RELATING TO HEALTHCARE. Requires hospitals to provide survivors of sexual assault with medically and factually accurate and unbiased information regarding emergency contraception.
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HTH, JDL |
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Establishes the Hawaii mental health commission, which is charged with the responsibility of creating a unified state mental health delivery service. Transfers the authority, duties, responsibilities and jurisdiction of the department of health, with respect to mental health, mental illness, drug addiction, and alcoholism, to the Hawaii mental health commission on July 1, 2013. Makes an appropriation to the department of health.
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HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes a nine-member Hawaii health authority within the office of the governor; establishes responsibilities and duties of the authority; requires annual reports; appropriates funds for the expenses of the authority.
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HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS. Requires hospitals to provide information about emergency contraception to women who are sexually assaulted and to provide emergency contraception when requested. Authorizes the department of health to establish administrative penalties for noncompliance.
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HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO WELLNESS. Creates a healthy families initiative pilot program; appropriates funds.
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HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. Appropriates moneys from the community health centers special fund to be used by community health centers in the State. Directs the administration and the department of health to release funds to the community health centers.
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HTH, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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.
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 HTHTestimony@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 222, 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.
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.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
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 586-6834.
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________________________________________ Senator Josh Green, M.D. Chair |
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