THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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9:00am |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE DESIGNEES FOR THE DIRECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, OF HEALTH, OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HAWAII HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE. Allows the directors of the Departments of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, of Health, of Human Services, and of Labor and Industrial Relations to delegate voting authority to their designees for a specified meeting or meetings.
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Updates the Insurance Code.
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RELATING TO DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS. Establishes licensing and financial solvency requirements for dental service corporations and repeals chapters 423 and 448D, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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RELATING TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. Amends chapter 461J, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to regulate physical therapist assistants by limiting the use of certain titles, ensuring that the regulated physical therapist assistants will have the appropriate education and training background, requiring physical therapist assistants to obtain a license to work in the State, and adds a physical therapist assistant to the composition of the Board of Physical Therapy of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
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RELATING TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. Amends chapter 461J, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by mandating that physical therapists practicing in the State of Hawaii shall submit evidence of continuing competence at each renewal period.
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RELATING TO THE USE OF THE DOCTOR OF ACUPUNCTURE TITLE. Requires acupuncture applicants for the use of the doctor of acupuncture title to complete their doctoral studies from an institution recognized by the United States acupuncture accrediting body or from a foreign institution that is licensed, approved, or accredited by the applicable governmental authority in that respective foreign jurisdiction and also requires applicants for the use of the doctor of acupuncture title who complete their doctoral studies from a doctoral program at an educational institution in a foreign jurisdiction to have their doctoral education credentials evaluated by professional evaluators designated by the Board of Acupuncture.
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RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY. Authorizes the Hawaii Medical Board to summarily suspend a license and order a licensee to submit to a physical and mental examination under specific circumstances.
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Amends the definition of "small employer" contained in section 431:2-201.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes; amends sections 432:1-102(b) and 432D-19(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, by including the producer licensing requirements contained in article 9A of chapter 431, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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RELATING TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE. Amends references to the "American College of Obstetric and Gynecology" to "American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists".
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |