THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair
Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016

DATE:

Thursday, February 11, 2016

TIME:

10:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2007
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO STATE COUNCIL ON MENTAL HEALTH.
Amends the principal state agencies of the State Council on Mental Health and defines quorum for the Council.

CPH, WAM

SB2008
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO SERVICE AREA BOARDS.
Amends statutory provisions relating to quorum requirements for service area boards on mental health and substance abuse.

CPH, WAM

SB2076
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Establishes a durable medical equipment supplier licensure program for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and related supplies through the office of health care assurance.  Allows license fees to be deposited into the office of health care assurance special fund.  Amends the cap on amounts of the health care assurance special fund that may be used per fiscal year.  Amends the balance of the health care assurance special fund above which moneys are deposited into the general fund.

CPH, WAM

SB2319
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Requires insurers to cover a three-month period for the first dispensing of prescription contraceptive supplies to an insured.  Requires insurers to cover a twelve-month period for the subsequent dispensing of the same contraceptive supply to the insured.

CPH, WAM

SB2320
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO CONTRACEPTIVE SUPPLIES.
Authorizes pharmacists to prescribe and dispense contraceptive supplies to persons eighteen years of age or older.  Specifies requirements pharmacists must meet prior to prescribing and dispensing contraceptive supplies.  Requires all insurers in the State, including health benefits plans under chapter 87A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and medicaid managed care programs, to reimburse pharmacists who prescribe and dispense contraceptive supplies.

CPH, JDL

SB2317
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes the Hawaii maternal mortality review panel within the department of health to conduct a comprehensive review of maternal deaths that have occurred in the State.  Makes an appropriation.

CPH, JDL/WAM

SB2675
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO LICENSING.
Requires dentist, physician, osteopathic physician, physician assistant, nurse, and pharmacist licensee applicants who have had a license, permit, or ability to practice suspended in another jurisdiction to undergo a hearing to show cause why suspension should be terminated prior to being issued a license to practice in Hawaii.  Requires the board of dental examiners, Hawaii medical board, board of nursing, and board of pharmacy to summarily suspend a Hawaii license upon a determination that a licensee has had a license, registration, or ability to practice suspended or revoked in any other jurisdiction, pending a hearing to show cause.  Requires orders of summary suspension or disciplinary action taken due to actions arising in other jurisdictions to be public record.

CPH, JDL
[Measure added on 2/3/2016]

SB2815
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PROFESSIONALLY LICENSED OR CERTIFIED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
Adds a new section to chapter 662, Hawaii Revised Statutes, providing professionally licensed or certified government employees with the same privileges and immunities as other state employees.

CPH, JDL
[Measure added on 2/3/2016]

SB2665
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAMS.
Authorizes employers to establish group health savings accounts in addition to group accident and health or sickness insurance policies, group hospital and medical service plan contracts, and HMO plans issued or renewed after July 1, 2016.

CPH, WAM
[Measure added on 2/3/2016]

SB2693
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO TAXATION.
Allows transient accommodations brokers to register as tax collection agents to collect and remit general excise and transient accommodations taxes on behalf of operators and plan managers using their services.

TSI/CPH, WAM
[Measure added on 2/10/2016]

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 CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6070.