THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
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Senator Josh Green, Chair |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 4, 2013 |
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1:15 p.m. |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE PACIFIC RENAL CARE FOUNDATION. Appropriates funds as a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to Pacific Renal Care Foundation.
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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 set fee unless they are covered services.
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATIVE UNIFORMITY. Exempts collaboration among all accident and health or sickness insurers, third party administrators, managed care plans, health care providers, and government agencies from state antitrust laws when the collaboration is intended to adopt uniform administrative procedures. Requires notice to be given to certain interested parties in advance of collaborative discussions.
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RELATING TO MEDICAL AMNESTY. Establishes limited immunity for individuals who seek medical assistance for victims of drug-related overdoses.
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. Establishes a new rule of evidence that statements or conduct that expresses apology that are made by a health care provider concerning an unanticipated medical care outcome are inadmissible to prove liability for any claim growing out of the event.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Reclassifies pseudoephedrine as a schedule V drug that may only be dispensed with a prescription; exempts cold products that contain other active ingredients, with certain conditions. Requires pharmacies to maintain pseudoephedrine-related records for five years.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds to address the shortage of primary care physicians in the State through a comprehensive primary care workforce development plan that addresses the critical areas of loan repayment, diversity programs, and primary care workforce expansion.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii health corps.
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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 Chair |
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