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, March 20, 2018 |
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TIME: |
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 SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. Appropriates moneys for Department of Health to fund substance abuse treatment programs relating to persons with multiple chronic conditions, a centralized referral system, case management programs, and a peer mentoring or coaching program. (HB2611 HD1)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes positions and appropriates funds to assist in the review, certification, and recertification of dialysis centers and other health care facilities under the purview of DOH. (HB1895 HD1)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGISTS. Removes the cap on the number of epidemiologists that the Department of Health may employ. (HB2493 HD2)
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CPH, WAM |
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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. (HB1906 HD2)
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CPH, JDC |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to annually update the state plan on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Appropriates funds. (HB1916 HD2)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. Amends the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit pilot program by repealing the provision that restricts DOH from certifying more than two residential large capacity cesspools as qualified cesspools. (HB1802 HD1)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS. Establishes the Medical Cannabis Insurance Reimbursement Working Group to address the complexities surrounding the topic of making medical cannabis reimbursable by health insurance. (HB2741 HD2)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO MEDICATION SYNCHRONIZATION. Requires health insurance and hospital and medical service plans that provide prescription drug benefits to apply prorated daily cost-sharing rates for prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies. (HB2145 HD1)
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CPH, WAM [Measure added on 03-16-18] |
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (Proposed SD1) Transitions from lump sum deferred deposit transactions to installment-based small dollar loan transactions. Specifies various consumer protection requirements for small dollar loans. Beginning January 1, 2019, requires licensure for small dollar lenders that offer small dollar loans to consumers. Specifies licensing requirements for small dollar lenders.
Copies of the proposed SD1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website: www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
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CPH, WAM [Measure added on 03-16-18] |
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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