THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Josh Green, Chair

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

TIME:

1:30pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

SB 2949

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Establishes guidelines for the transition of the Hawaii health systems corporation, a regional system, or a combination of two or more regional systems, into a nonprofit corporation.  Proposes certain retirement benefits for employee of the Hawaii health systems corporation who are employees' retirement system members.

 

HTH/CPN/JDL, WAM

SB 2569

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOME BIRTH.

Establishes the home birth safety board to adopt rules and protocols for home birth providers.  Requires home birth providers to be licensed beginning on 7/1/2015 and to meet minimum educational and training requirements.  Requires the home birth safety board to investigate complaints concerning violations of its regulations and to take disciplinary action when necessary.  Limits home births to clients with normal, low-risk pregnancies.  Requires licensed home birth providers to use informed consent documents with their clients and to follow record keeping and reporting requirements.

 

HTH/CPN/JDL, WAM

SB 2569

      Proposed SD1

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOME BIRTH.

Proposed SD1:  Establishes the home birth board to adopt rules and protocols for midwives and licensure of midwives.  Requires midwives to be licensed and meet minimum educational and training requirements.  Requires the board to investigate complaints concerning violations of its rules and to take disciplinary action when necessary.  Limits home births to clients with low-risk pregnancies.  Requires licensed midwives to use informed consent agreements with their clients and to follow record keeping and reporting requirements.  Effective 1/1/2016.  (Proposed SD1)

 

HTH/CPN/JDL, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

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.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-9385.