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 9, 2011 |
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2:45 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO NURSES. Grants advanced public health nurses recognition as advanced practice registered nurses as of 10/01/2011.
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RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES. Requires each hospital within the State to allow advanced practice registered nurses to practice within the full scope of the practice.
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RELATING TO MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION BENEFITS. Clarifies that a physician or surgeon may conduct diagnostic testing or engage in a one-time consultation for a subspecialty diagnostic evaluation and treatment recommendations from a board certified or licensed specialist. Allows for the one-time consultation to be referred to a board certified or licensed specialist working in a facility in which a physician or surgeon may have a financial interest.
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RELATING TO PHYSICIANS. Establishes a tax credit equal to one hundred per cent of the amount of medical malpractice insurance premium paid by a physician if at least fifteen per cent of a physician's total patient case load consists of medicaid patients.
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Allows representatives of health care provider organizations to serve on the prepaid health advisory council; increases the number of members on the council from seven to nine.
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE LICENSING OF HOME CARE AGENCIES. Makes an appropriation for 2011-2012 fiscal year for staffing and other costs associated with the licensing of home care agencies.
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Appropriates funds to the department of health to participate in federal matching grant programs associated with the development of health information technologies.
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Expands definition of "quality assurance committee" to include interdisciplinary quality assurance committees composed of members from various health care organizations.
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RELATING TO PALLIATIVE CARE. Requires policies of accident and health or sickness insurance to provide coverage for palliative care. Defines palliative care.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Promotes safety and health in Hawaii through increases in the liquor tax and by assessing a new sugary beverage fee.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Amends corporation board composition to add an at-large member appointed by the Governor, give voting rights to the ex-officio Director of Health member, and replace the regional chief executive officer ex-officio voting members with community members from the respective regional system boards.
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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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