THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2014
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Senator Josh Green, Chair |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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8:30AM |
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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 CHILDHOOD OBESITY. Requires primary care physicians and pediatricians to provide an annual body mass index measurement to patients from age two to eighteen years. Requires primary care physicians and pediatricians to annually report anonymous age and body mass index statistics to the department of health. Requires health plans to cover expenses related to body mass index measurement.
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RELATING TO PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES. Requires the administrator or attending physician of a psychiatric facility to provide notice of intent to discharge a patient or patient's admission to voluntary treatment. Applies section 334-60.7, HRS, to only civil commitments as a direct result of legal proceedings. Requires the notice to be served by mail at the person's last known address, unless the person waives this right in writing. Requires courts to conduct hearings within seventy-two hours to determine if the patient still meets the criteria for involuntary hospitalization.
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HTH/CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Imposes dollar limits on specialty tiers in order to protect patients from unaffordable coinsurance or copayment amounts. Limits patients' coinsurance or copayment fees for specialty tier drugs to $150 per month for up to a thirty day period supply. Allow patients to request an exception to obtain a specialty drug that would not otherwise be available on a health plan formulary.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Permits patients to obtain their medical records free of charge from medical facilities that have declared bankruptcy.
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HTH/CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO NARCOTIC DRUGS. Amends prescriptive authority for narcotic drugs listed in schedule III of the controlled substances act by: requiring a written prescription from a practitioner; limiting the prescriptions to a thirty day supply with no refill; and limiting who may prescribe these drugs.
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HTH/CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for autism spectrum disorder treatments.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Click here to submit testimony to the Senate Committee on Health.
Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.
Testimony pertaining to SB 2578 and SB 2054 will be taken conjointly.
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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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808)586-9385.
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Josh Green Chair |
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