THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair

 

Sen. Stanley Chang

Sen. Clarence K. Nishihara

Sen. Will Espero

Sen. Russell E. Ruderman

Sen. Les Ihara, Jr.

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Rep. John Mizuno, Chair

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Chris Todd

Rep. Andria Tupola

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Friday, December 1, 2017

TIME:

1:00PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

Statewide Opioid Use and Other Substance Use Initiative Briefing

 

·                     Welcome and Opening Remarks

Senator Rosalyn Baker, Chair, Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health

Representative Della Au Belatti, House Majority Leader, Former House Health Committee Chair

 

·                     Overview of the Opioid Initiative Plan

Virginia Pressler MD, Director of Health

Edward Mersereau, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division Chief, Dept. of Health

 

Plan Focus Areas:

o Treatment Access

o Prescriber Education and Pain Management Practices

o Data-Informed Decision Making

o Prevention and Public Education

o Pharmacy-based Interventions

o Law Enforcement and First-Responder Support

 

·                     Questions

 

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the informational briefing (i.e. ASL or foreign language interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the briefing so that arrangements can be made.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6070.

 

 

 

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Rep. John Mizuno, Chair

House Committee on Health and Human Services

 

 

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Sen. Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health

 

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Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Speaker of the House

 

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Senator Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate