HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2018

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Rep. John M. Mizuno, Chair

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair

Rep. Della Au Belatti	Rep. Andria P.L. Tupola
Rep. Chris Todd

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Wednesday, January 3, 2018
TIME:	1:00PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

In Hawaii 168,000 residents suffer from chronic kidney disease, with 4,000 requiring dialysis treatments on any given day. With 700 new dialysis patients added each year to the need of treatment, the dialysis centers struggle to keep up with the high medical need as many dialysis centers which are completely built with all the required new medical equipment sit idle awaiting the review and certification process.

The purpose of this Briefing will be to allow the Department of Health to provide their strategic plan to work together with the Legislature on both a short-term solution and a long-term solution to efficiently review and certify dialysis centers in Hawaii. It is important to note that the Administration is working closely with the Legislature to address the review process in an efficient manner. Moreover, the plan and recommendations provided today to the Legislature will result in bills for introduction for the 2018 Legislature.

Invited to participate in the Briefing are:

U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

State Department of Health

State Department of Human Services

Liberty Dialysis/Fresenius Medical Care

U.S. Renal Care

National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii

Nephrologists

Dialysis Patients

The HandiVan

The Cab

If you or someone you know needs help, do not hesitate to reach out:

· Crisis Line of Hawaiʻi – 832-3100 (Oʻahu) or 1-800-753-6879 (Neighbor Islands)

· National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

· Crisis Text Line – text “ALOHA” to 741-741

No public testimony will be accepted.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the informational briefing (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6050 to make a request for arrangements at least 24 hours prior to the briefing.  Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6050.

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Rep. John M. Mizuno

Chair

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Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Speaker of the House