THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2012
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Senator Josh Green, M.D., Chair |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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Friday, February 10, 2012 |
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1:30 pm Please Note Time Change |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE. Defines the consumer in the health insurance exchange board. Clarifies that the health insurance exchange board shall have geographic diversity consisting of representation from all islands. Removes health plans from the board. Requires the health insurance exchange to offer a basic health plan.
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RELATING TO ASSAULT ON MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS. Amends the offense of assault in the second degree to include intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to certain medical services providers.
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Requires the adult mental health division of the department of health to provide services to people with a qualifying diagnosis. Allows the department of health to bill and receive reimbursement from an insurer for treatment services rendered by the State pursuant to chapter 334, HRS.
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RELATING TO VACCINATIONS. Allows pharmacists, per a physician's prescription, to administer the influenza vaccine to persons aged fourteen to seventeen provided that the pharmacist has fulfilled certain requirements.
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RELATING TO DENTAL SPECIALISTS. Permits the board of dental examiners to issue a specialty license in the specialty areas of dentistry recognized by the American Dental Association. Establishes requirements for applicants for specialty licensure.
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RELATING TO DENTISTRY. Amends and clarifies eligibility requirements for a community service license to practice dentistry.
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RELATING TO DENTAL SERVICES. Prohibits dental service organizations, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations from requiring a dentist who provides services to its subscribers to provide services for a fee unless they are covered services.
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST ST. FRANCIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF HAWAII. Authorizes the issuance of SPRBs of up to $80,000,000, for St. Francis Healthcare System to construct healthcare facilities. Effective 07/01/12.
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY ON-CALL PHYSICIANS. Establishes a tax credit equal to five per cent of the amount of medical malpractice insurance premium paid by a physician who provides on-call services to emergency departments.
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Includes representatives of health care organizations on the prepaid health care advisory council to provide their perspectives regarding health plan benefits. Increases the maximum membership of the prepaid health care advisory council to 9 members.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires health plans that provide coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment to establish limits on out-of-pocket costs for cancer medications, including nongeneric, oral chemotherapy.
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Adds representatives of health care provider organizations to the prepaid health care advisory council. Increases maximum membership from 7 to 9.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Amends the definition of "the practice of nursing as a registered nurse" to require registered nurses to carry out the orders of a physician that are delivered through a physician assistant acting as an agent of the supervising physician.
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RELATING TO THE TRICARE PROGRAM. Makes permanent the general excise tax exemption on amounts received by a managed care support contractor of the TRICARE program for the actual cost or advancement to third party health care providers pursuant to a contract with the United States.
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST WAHIAWA GENERAL HOSPITAL. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds of up to $3,000,000, for Wahiawa General Hospital to construct health care facilities. Effective July 1, 2012.
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RELATING TO PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS IN MEDICAID. Makes permanent previous changes to the psychotropic medication statute that ensure access to medically necessary psychotropic medications while allowing cost-effective strategies.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Prohibits a physician, osteopathic physician, surgeon, or medical student from performing a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious female patient unless specific informed consent was obtained, the pelvic examination is within the specified scope of care, or the pelvic examination is required for diagnostic purposes on an unconscious patient.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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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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