THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Josh Green, M.D., Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 06, 2012

TIME:

2:45 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2121

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Permits any interested person, as defined under section 334-1, HRS, to file a written petition for emergency admission.  Requires an independent evaluation of a patient admitted to a licensed psychiatric facility for involuntary hospitalization in certain circumstances.  Requires the department of health to establish and implement the crisis response pilot program, under which designated crisis responders will be authorized to conduct investigations and detain persons who are imminently dangerous to self or others or gravely disabled for up to seventy-two hours in a proper facility.  Seeks a federal medicaid reimbursement for the maximum federal match to appropriate funds to the department of human services, which is to be transferred to the department of health to establish and administer the crisis response pilot program.  Part II repeals 6/30/2014.

 

HTH/HMS/JDL, WAM

SB 2126

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Consolidates the authority, duties, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the department of human services and the department of health, as they relate to various health care services; transfers the programs of the department of human services relating to home and community-based case management, community care foster family homes, and adult day care to the department of health on July 1, 2014.

 

HTH/HMS/JDL, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair

 

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Senator Josh Green, M.D.

Chair

 

 

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Senator Clayton Hee

Chair