THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Josh Green, Chair

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

TIME:

1:30PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 3123

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

Prohibits minors from possessing any tobacco product.

 

HTH, JDL

SB 3091

      Status & Testimony

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.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 2237

      Status & Testimony

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.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 3043

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO A WEST MAUI HOSPITAL.

Authorizes the issuance of SPRBs to assist West Maui Hospital and Medical Center Foundation, Inc. in establishing a hospital in west Maui.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 2490

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CONTINUING COMPETENCY FOR NURSES.

Requires licensed registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to submit evidence of continuing competency at each renewal period, beginning with the June 30, 2015, licensing biennium.

 

HTH, CPN

SB 2492

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES.

Amends various sections of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to enable advanced practice registered nurses to practice to the fullest extent of their training and education.

 

HTH, CPN

SB 2827

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION.

Establishes the Office of Health Care Transformation within the State Health Planning and Development Agency.  Changes the name of the State Health Planning and Development Agency to the Hawaii Health Care Planning and Policy Authority.  Establishes the Health Care Transformation Special Fund.

 

HTH, WAM

 

 

 

 

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