HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair

Rep. Dee Morikawa, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

Rep. Richard Creagan

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, February 07, 2014

TIME:

8:45 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) has been DELETED from the agenda: HB1798

 

HB 1713

Status

RELATING TO AGING.

Appropriates general funds to provide ongoing financial support to healthy aging programs and services.  Requires the Executive Office on Aging to conduct a public education and awareness campaign on long-term care and appropriates general funds for its support and evaluation.  Effective July 1, 2014.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 1798

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds for healthy start child abuse prevention services.  Effective July 1, 2014.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 2133

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Increases age to purchase tobacco products to twenty-one years of age.  Creates exceptions for those currently eighteen to twenty years of age.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD

HB 1776, HD1

(HSCR30-14)

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the Board of Education to establish a pilot program in one complex area under which children are required to undergo a physical examination within six months of attending kindergarten, sixth grade, and ninth grade.  (HB1776 HD1)

 

EDN, HLT, FIN

HB 1777, HD1

(HSCR31-14)

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes Department of Education employees and agents with specified training to volunteer to administer epinephrine to a student with anaphylaxis.  Requires training to be conducted by the Department of Health.  Amends training requirement for the emergency administration of glucagon.  Effective July 1, 2014. (HB1777 HD1)

 

EDN, HLT, FIN

HB 1948

Status

RELATING TO EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS.

Authorizes the prescription and stocking of epinephrine auto-injectors by authorized entities.  Includes provisions for their use.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD

HB 1854

Status

RELATING TO NUISANCES.

Designates odors, filth, and the infestation of rodents or pests resulting from the storage of personal property that is not maintained or kept in good order as a nuisance for the purpose of nuisance abatement.

 

HLT, JUD

HB 2520

Status

RELATING TO FERAL BIRDS.

Repeals the requirement that DOH must first find a danger or injury to health before investigating and abating, removing, or preventing odors and filth resulting from a person feeding feral birds.

 

HLT, JUD

HB 2600

Status

RELATING TO RADIATION LEVELS.

Requires DOH to implement a pilot project to monitor radiation levels over the next five years and to post periodic reports on its website.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 2662

Status

RELATING TO FOOD PREPARATION.

Exempts the preparation of food for charitable, noncommercial purposes from certain department of health food safety requirements if certain conditions are met.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 1987, HD1

(HSCR146-14)

Status

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Permits the acquisition of raw milk and raw milk products by owners of cows, goats, and sheep and cow shares, goat shares, and sheep shares if certain conditions are met.  Requires farms and dairies that produce raw milk or raw milk products to register with the department of health.  Permits farms and dairies to set up a location near an improved road to distribute their products to owners of cow, sheep, or goat shares.  Prohibits the sale and redistribution of raw milk and raw milk products.  (HD1)

 

AGR, HLT, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Testimony should indicate:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·     The date and time of the hearing; and

·     Measure number. 

 

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PAPER:  4 copies (including an original) to Room 310 in the State Capitol;

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                Electronic testimony will be accepted until the start of the hearing.

 

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Rep. Della Au Belatti

Chair