THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2019
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 |
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9:05 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 DISINTERMENT OF HUMAN BODIES. Allows cemetery authorities with a current and active license with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to disinter and reinter human bodies within that same cemetery without filing an application for a permit with the Department of Health. (HB214 HD2)
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RELATING TO DENTAL ASSISTANTS. Requires the Board of Dentistry to adopt rules for the regulation of dental assistants using certification options based on education level and permitted duties. Requires the Board to report to the Legislature. (HB221 HD2)
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CPH |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Authorizes that advanced practice registered nurses be included within certain rules adopted by the Department of Health. (HB658 HD1)
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CPH |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes and amends provisions relating to the care of the elderly and disabled in state-licensed care facilities. (HB582 HD2)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Amends the Newborn Hearing Screening statute to mandate reporting of diagnostic audiologic evaluation results to improve hearing follow-up of infants. Updates definitions and terminology. (HB678 HD1)
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CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Deletes statutory references pertaining to the abolished Board of Health.
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CPH |
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RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION. Establishes an involuntary hospitalization task force to examine certain sections of chapter 334, HRS, and make recommendations to the legislature to reduce unnecessary emergency department admissions and improve access for MH-1 patients to the most appropriate level of care. (HB1013 HD2)
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CPH, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. Exempts health care providers from consulting the electronic prescription accountability system when a patient is in an inpatient setting, in post-operative care, or in hospice care. Exempts patients who are in an inpatient setting and lack capacity from the informed consent process for opioid therapy. (HB665 HD2)
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RELATING TO COSMETICS. Bans, beginning January 1, 2021, the import for profit, sale, and offer for sale of any cosmetic in the State, if the final product or any component of the product was developed or manufactured using animal testing performed on or after January 1, 2021. (HB704 HD2)
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CPH, JDC/WAM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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