HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Representative Della Au Belatti, Chair

Representative Richard P. Creagan, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Beth Fukumoto Chang

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

Rep. Andria P.L. Tupola

Rep. Dee Morikawa

 

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

TIME:

11:30 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 3, 2016 at 8:30 am and 10:00 am and on February 5, 2016 at 9:15 am and 10:15 am. 

 

HB 2255

Status

RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.

Clarifies powers of physician assistants regarding nurses under chapter regulating physicians.  Removes sunset date of Act 255, SLH 2012.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 1775

Status

RELATING TO DRIVER EDUCATION.

Requires information on organ and tissue donation to be included in the curriculum for the statewide driver education program and behind-the-wheel driver training program.

 

HLT, TRN, FIN

HB 1641

Status

RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Authorizes the examiner of drivers to include information about a person's disability on the person's driver's license or civil identification card.

 

HLT, TRN, JUD

HB 1672

Status

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS.

Authorizes a beneficiary of a prescription drug benefit plan to obtain a prescription without penalty from a non-network retail community pharmacy located within ten miles of the beneficiary's residence, if the nearest network retail community pharmacy is located over ten miles away.

 

HLT, CPC, JUD

HB 1944

Status

RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.

Requires the State's medicaid managed care and fee-for-service programs to cover services provided through telehealth.  Specifies medical professional liability insurance policy requirements with regard to telehealth coverage.  Clarifies requirements for establishing provider-patient relationships for telehealth for purposes of reimbursement.  Specifies reimbursement requirements for distant site and originating site providers.  Requires written disclosure of coverages and benefits associated with telehealth services.  Ensures telehealth encompasses store and forward technologies, remote monitoring, live consultation, and mobile health.  Ensures telehealth is covered when originating in a patient's home and other non-medical environments.  Clarifies requirements for physicians and out-of-state physicians to establish a physician-patient relationship via telehealth.  Ensures reimbursement requirements for telehealth services apply to all health benefits plans under chapter 87A, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  Makes other conforming amendments related to telehealth.

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB 1929

Status

RELATING TO FORENSIC HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

Authorizes the director of health to recruit board-certified forensic health care professionals, including those from other states.  Appropriates funds.

 

HLT, LAB, FIN

 

 

 

 

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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Representative Della Au Belatti

Chair