THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Josh Green, M.D., Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

TIME:

2:25 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2605

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ORAL HEALTH.

Requires DOH to educate the public about issues that affect children's oral health.  Requires DOE schools to operate school gardens or farms to grow fruits and vegetables to be offered to school children through school meal programs, subject to conditions.  Requires fees paid by the State to dentists for dental services to individuals on QUEST or QUEST expanded access to be no less than a specified percentage of the fees prescribed in the United States DHHS fee schedule.  Appropriates funds to increase payments for dental services to QUEST and QUEST expanded access program participants and to establish an electronic system to track data relating to children's dental health. 

 

HMS/HTH/EDU, WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Click here to submit testimony to the Senate Committee on Human Services.

 

Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Josh Green, M.D.

Chair

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair

 

 

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Senator Jill Tokuda

Chair