THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Josh Green, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Josh Green, Chair

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

TIME:

1:15 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The Committees previously held public hearings on Senate bill(s) that are substantially similar to the following House bill(s).  Please focus your testimony on the differences, if any, between the House and Senate measure(s) listed.

 

HB 120, HD2

      (HSCR673)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Allows the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to post on their respective websites information of all inspections in which major patient care violations were discovered at certain care facilities and the order specifying the violation is final.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (HB120 HD2)

 

HMS/HTH, WAM

HB 879, HD2

      (HSCR589)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.

Amends Act 217, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, to continue the Hospital Sustainability Program by extending the sunset date of the Act from 6/30/13 to 6/30/14, updating the referral dates in the statute, and appropriating funds for the program for Fiscal Year 2013-2014.  Effective 7/1/30. (HB879 HD2)

 

HTH/HMS, 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.

 

If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e. ASL or foreign language interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-6130.

 

 

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Senator Josh Green

Chair

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair