THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair |
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Senator Gil Riviere, Vice Chair |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, March 17, 2016 |
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1:35pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO AGING. Appropriates funds for the Kupuna Care Program, Aging and Disability Resource Center, fall prevention and early detection services for the elderly, the Healthy Aging Partnership Program, an Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator position, and an Alzheimer's disease and related dementia public awareness program. (HB1878 HD1)
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HMS/CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO ORAL HEALTH. Appropriates funds to the department of human services to restore basic adult dental benefits to medicaid and QUEST integration enrollees. (HB1772 HD2)
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HMS/CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. Provides an inflationary adjustment to the methodology used to reimburse facilities for the long-term care of medicaid recipients for fiscal year 2016-2017. Makes an appropriation. (HB1943 HD1)
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HMS/CPH, WAM (Pending re-referral) |
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RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS. Brings state law into alignment with changes to the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant, P.L. 113-186. Requires DHS to conduct background checks, including sex offender registry checks, on household members and all employees of child care facilities and providers that are licensed or registered by or receive subsidies from the State, to set health and safety standards, and enforce requirements. (HB2343 HD2)
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HMS/CPH, JDL |
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RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. Establishes within the Department of Human Services a Medicaid Buy-in Program for Workers with Disabilities. (HB2540 HD1)
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HMS/CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care, limited to 24 visits per calendar year. Appropriates moneys. (HB1599 HD1)
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CPH/HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO DISCHARGE PLANNING. Requires hospitals to adopt and maintain discharge policies, consistent with recent updates to federal regulations, to ensure that patients continue to receive necessary care after leaving the hospital. (HB2252 HD1)
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CPH/HMS, JDL |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland Chair |
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