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 |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, March 15, 2018 |
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9:30 AM |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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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. (HB1943 HD1)
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CPH, WAM |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AN OUTPATIENT CENTER. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Health to fund a family medicine office practice and team-based training site for the John A. Burns School of Medicine family medicine residency program. (HB2546 HD2)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE SHARING OF VITAL STATISTICS RECORDS WITH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROGRAM EMPLOYEES FOR APPROVED RESEARCH PURPOSES. Authorizes the Department of Health, under specified circumstances, to disclose information in public health statistics records to Department employees acting within the scope of their employment upon approval by the Department's Institutional Review Committee. (HB2373 HD2)
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CPH, JDC |
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RELATING TO FOOD DONATION. Requires DOH to educate food establishments about liability protections. Expands liability protection for donors to include donations of food and similar donations made directly to needy persons. Authorizes the donation of expired food when the donor believes in good faith that the food remains fit for human consumption. (HB1806 HD1)
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CPH, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Updates Uniform Controlled Substances Act for consistency with federal law. Allows prescription of drugs to patients undergoing medically managed withdrawal, also known as detoxification treatment and maintenance treatment, by practitioners who are properly registered. (HB2384 HD1)
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Updates chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make it consistent with amendments in the federal Controlled Substances Act as required under section 329-11. (HB2385 HD2)
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CPH, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT. Authorizes disclosure of information collected by the Electronic Prescription Accountability System to authorized employees of the Department of Health's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division and Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System Branch. (HB2391 HD2)
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CPH, JDC |
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RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION. Appropriates moneys for youth suicide early intervention, prevention, and education initiatives in Maui county. (HB2169 HD1)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires home care agencies to be licensed or certified. Authorizes the Department of Health to inspect home care agencies. Requires the Department of Health to establish a home care aid registry. Authorizes the Department of Health to establish procedures for the receipt, investigation, and resolution of complaints against home care agencies. Authorizes the Department of Health to enter a care facility when investigating a facility or home. Allows the Department of Health to establish a forum where state-licensed care facilities may post job vacancies. Imposes criminal penalty for the intentional operation of a community-based foster family home, adult foster family home, adult day care center, or home care agency without a license. Requires the Department of Health to establish a working group to discuss and provide feedback for the implementation of the job vacancy forum. (HB1911 HD2)
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RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS. Establishes the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation in the Department of Health to administer cannabis patient registration and dispensary licensing and regulation. Extends civil service exemptions. Extends interim rulemaking authority. Appropriates moneys. (HB2742 HD1)
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RELATING TO CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL USE. Amends the reciprocity program and adds a visiting patient certifying fee. Extends expiration of a written certification to 3 years for chronic conditions. Permits retesting of a failed batch of medical cannabis or products. Permits dispensary licensees to distribute devices that provide safe pulmonary administration. Increases the maximum allowable tetrahydro cannibinol limit for multi-pack cannabis products and single containers of oil. (HB2729 HD2)
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CPH, WAM |
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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 |
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