THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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9:00AM |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A M E N D E D A G E N D A
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RELATING TO MOVIE THEATERS. Makes permanent the requirement for certain motion picture theater owners and operators to provide open movie captioning at least twice per week, one of which begins no earlier than 4:30 p.m. Repeals the requirement to provide an option of personal closed captioning screenings by means of lightweight eyewear.
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CPH, JDC
[Measure added on 2/2/18] |
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RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. Appropriates funds for the establishment of two full-time equivalent (2.00 FTE) permanent program specialist positions within the office of language access to assist state agencies and state-funded agencies in implementing the requirements of Hawaii's language access law.
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CPH, WAM
[Measure added on 2/2/18] |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS. Makes intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to a health care worker a Class C felony.
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CPH, JDC |
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RELATING TO CRIME. Establishes the offense of exploitative advertising as a misdemeanor.
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CPH, JDC |
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RELATING TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE. Requires barber, beauty operator, and instructor licensees under the board of barbering and cosmetology to complete a one-time, three-hour training program on intimate partner violence awareness and education.
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CPH, JDC |
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RELATING TO BOARDS. Removes the word "Examiners" from the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Board of Dental Examiners, Board of Examiners in Optometry, and Board of Veterinary Examiners. Renames the boards with titles that accurately reflect their scope and duties.
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CPH |
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RELATING TO MEDICATION SYNCHRONIZATION. Allows the synchronization of plan participants' medications. Requires plans, policies, contracts, or agreements that are offered by health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organization and provide prescription drug benefits, to apply prorated daily cost-sharing rates for prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies for less than a thirty-day supply.
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Establishes an individual mandate for certain qualified taxpayers to sign up and maintain health insurance throughout the year, or pay a penalty on their individual income tax return.
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Delays the implementation of the producer licensing requirements amended by Act 152, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, until July 1, 2021.
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. Effective 1/1/2020: establishes requirements for pharmacy benefit managers and maximum allowable cost, including the ability of pharmacies to receive comprehensive maximum allowable cost lists and bring complaints, within the purview of the department of commerce and consumer affairs, rather than the department of health; and clarifies the available penalties for violations of maximum allowable cost requirements. Effective upon approval: removes requirement that prohibits a contracting pharmacy from disclosing the maximum allowable cost list and related information to any third party.
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to notify contracting pharmacies of changes to maximum allowable costs by the National Drug Code fifteen days prior to the change. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to disclose where an equivalent drug can be obtained at or below the maximum allowable cost, when a maximum allowable cost appeal is upheld on appeal. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to: allow contracting pharmacies to reverse and rebill claims if the pharmacy benefit manager establishes a maximum allowable cost that is denied on appeal; and pay the difference to the contracting pharmacies. Permits contracting pharmacies to decline to dispense a drug if the reimbursement is less than the acquisition cost. Permits the insurance commissioner to suspend a pharmacy benefit manager's certification if the manager does not comply with state law. Requires the Department of Health to annually report to the legislature and any other state agency on appeals and disposition.
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CPH, WAM |
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[Measure deleted on 02-02-18] |
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[Measure deleted on 02-02-18] |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.
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 |
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