HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

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

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Rep. John M. Mizuno, Chair

Rep. Jo Jordan, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2083, SD1

(SSCR2692)

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to the department of human services to match the federal medicaid disproportionate share hospital allowance allocated to the State.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (SD1)

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

SB 2466, SD2

(SSCR2644)

Status

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.

Establishes the nursing facility sustainability program special fund into which nursing facility sustainability fees shall be deposited.  Requires DHS to charge and collect a provider fee on health care items or services provided by nursing facilities.  Effective 07/01/2050.  (SD2)

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

SB 2126, SD2

(SSCR2653)

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Consolidates the authority, duties, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the DHS and DOH, as they relate to various health care services; transfers the programs of DHS relating to home and community-based case management, community care foster family homes, and adult day care to DOH on 7/1/2014.  Appropriates funds to DOH for the duties that are not wholly covered by the transfer of funds from DHS.  Effective 1/1/50.  (SD2)

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

SB 2536

(SSCR2723)

Status

RELATING TO CLEAN AND SOBER HOMES AND HALFWAY HOUSES.

Establishes a temporary clean and sober home and halfway house task force.  Requires the task force to submit a report to the legislature containing findings and recommendations and any proposed legislation that may be necessary to effectuate those recommendations.

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

SB 2320, SD2

(SSCR2766)

Status

RELATING TO AGING.

Statutorily establishes the kupuna care program.  Appropriates funds for the kupuna care program, healthy aging partnership program, senior centers, and elder registration services.  (SD2)

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

SB 2227

(SSCR2543)

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates moneys to community health centers for the provision of direct health care for the uninsured, including those who will be disenrolled from the medicaid QUEST program pending eligibility changes in April 2012.

 

HLT/HUS, FIN

 

 

 

 

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 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

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 586-6150 or 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. John M. Mizuno

Chair

 

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Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Chair