THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 13, 2017

TIME:

10:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 385

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Authorizes insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to offer, sell, or renew, on or after January 1, 2018, a high deductible health plan in conjunction with a health savings account to an employer subject to the Prepaid Health Care Act together with a prepaid health care plan insurance policy.  Specifies limitations for high deductible health plans and health savings accounts.

 

CPH, JDL/WAM

SB 1238

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE PATIENT NAVIGATION PROGRAM.

Makes an appropriation for a two-year temporary patient navigation program based at Moloka‘i General Hospital for patients with chronic disease in medically underserved rural communities.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 1119

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ASSAULT.

Establishes that an offense is assault in the second degree if a person intentionally or knowingly causes bodily injury to a health care or human services professional.  Defines health care or human services professional.

 

CPH, JDL

 

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 Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair