HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
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COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES |
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Rep. John M. Mizuno, Chair |
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Rep. Jo Jordan, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Jessica Wooley |
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Rep. Faye P. Hanohano |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Chris Lee |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Dee Morikawa |
Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine |
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Rep. Ryan I. Yamane, Chair |
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Rep. Dee Morikawa, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. John M. Mizuno |
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Rep. Faye P. Hanohano |
Rep. Jessica Wooley |
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Rep. Jo Jordan |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Chris Lee |
Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 07, 2011 |
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10:15am |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to post on their respective websites reports of all inspections of care facilities by January 1, 2011.
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HLT/HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Provides for telehealth services coverage for medicaid and QUEST patients using Kona hospital's medical van program.
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HLT/HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS MADE OUT OF THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND PURSUANT TO ACT 191, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2010. Extends date of lapse for funds appropriated pursuant to Act 191, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010 to December 31, 2011. Appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2010-2011 for public health, safety, and welfare. Extends date of lapse of funds appropriated for that purpose to December 31, 2011.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. Requires QUEST or QUEST-net vendors to notify the DHS when QUEST or QUEST-net enrollees are also covered by private health insurance. Requires private health insurance plans to be the primary insurer.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO MEDICAID. Requires recipients of medical assistance under any Medicaid program administered by the Department of Human Services to actively re-enroll in such program every year. Eliminates automatic re-enrollment.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires rates for medicaid reimbursements to hospitals keeping patients in beds to be equal to rates for similarly related services. Appropriates funds for increased medicaid reimbursements.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Creates presumptive medicaid eligibility for waitlisted patients. Repeals 7/1/2016.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO NURSE AIDES. Provides that biannual maintenance and continuing education hours required for nurse aides include a competency evaluation approved by the Department of Human Services.
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HLT/HUS, CPC |
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RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. Changes references to "mental retardation" or like terms in the Hawaii Revised Statutes to "intellectual disability" or like terms.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO DELIVERY OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES. Requires the directors of DOH and DHS to collaborate with contracted health and human services providers to develop, and update annually, a health and human services delivery plan.
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HLT/HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND. Makes an emergency appropriation from the emergency and budget reserve fund and makes technical corrections to Act 191, Session Laws of 2010 to permit the awarding of moneys to specified organizations. Extends the lapse date of Act 191's appropriations from June 30, 2011 to June 30, 2012.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR HEALTH CARE PAYMENTS. Makes an emergency appropriation from the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for fiscal year 2010-2011 to address the budget shortfall in for the health care payments program (HMS 401) in the Department of Human Services. Effective upon approval.
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HUS/HLT, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Ryan I. Yamane Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. John M. Mizuno Chair |
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