HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2014
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Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair |
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Rep. Dee Morikawa, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Mele Carroll |
Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
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Rep. Richard Creagan |
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Jo Jordan |
Rep. Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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10:00 AM |
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Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard on January 24, 2014.
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RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. Amends the appropriations provided in Act 217, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, for fiscal year 2014-2015 for establishment of the statewide language access resource center and establishment of the multilingual website pilot project administered by the office of language access. Effective July 1, 2014.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. Appropriates funds for financial assistance for Hawaii interpreters for training and certification in medical or healthcare interpretation and for the development of medical glossaries in the primary foreign languages spoken in Hawaii.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. Appropriates funds for three positions within the Office of Language Access.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Addresses primary care physician shortages by appropriating funds for the interdisciplinary Hawaii health systems corporation primary care training program at Maui Memorial medical center.
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HLT, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION PRIMARY CARE TRAINING PROGRAM. Appropriates funds for the interdisciplinary Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Primary Care Training Program at Hilo Medical Center. Effective July 1, 2014.
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HLT, HED, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Makes an appropriation to establish and fund two special emergency medical response vehicle units based in Puna and Makalei on the island of Hawaii, including acquisition of vehicles, equipment and personnel costs.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO JURY DUTY. Exempts breastfeeding mothers from jury duty for up to one year from the time the mother began breastfeeding the child.
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HLT, JUD |
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RELATING TO PROJECT KEALAHOU. Appropriates $50,000 for the continued funding of project kealahou, within the child and adolescent mental health division of the department of health.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO CANCER. Appropriates $100,000 to the department of health for the comprehensive breast and cervical cancer control program.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGING. Establishes a fall prevention and early detection coordinator within the Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System Branch. Appropriates $78,555 for FY 2014-2015.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO CAREGIVING. Requires hospitals to allow patients the opportunity to designate a caregiver. Requires hospitals to include designated caregiver in patient's medical record, notify caregiver prior to patient's transfer or discharge, consult with caregiver about patient's discharge plan, and instruct designated caregivers in after-care tasks.
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RELATING TO AGING. Part I: Establishes a fall prevention and early detection coordinator within Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System Branch. Appropriates funds. Part II: Removes hiring requirement by director of health in accordance to chapters 76 and 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the position of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator. Appropriates funds for the Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator. Appropriates funds for various kupuna, aging, disability, and senior center programs. Part III: Requires the executive office on aging of the department of health to conduct an education and awareness campaign on long-term care and have the campaign independently evaluated. Appropriates funds. Part IV: Establishes and appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent permanent prevention of elder abuse and fraud position under the executive office on aging. Part V: Appropriates funds for awareness and education of elder abuse, neglect, and fraud.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROVIDER ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT. Increases access to POLST by updating references from "physician orders for life-sustaining treatment" to "provider orders for life-sustaining treatment" throughout chapter 327K, HRS; expanding health care provider signatory authority to include advanced practice registered nurses; and correcting inconsistencies over terms used to describe who may sign a POLST form on behalf of a patient.
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HLT, CPC, JUD |
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As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.
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________________________________________ Rep. Della Au Belatti Chair |
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