HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Dennis Arakaki, Chair

Rep. K. Mark Takai, Vice Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami

Rep. Emily Auwae

Rep. Michael Kahikina

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. William Stonebraker

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING

Rep. Michael Kahikina, Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis Arakaki

Rep. Emily Auwae

Rep. K. Mark Takai

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. William Stonebraker

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, March 21, 2002

TIME:

8:30am – 12:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 2881 SD1

RELATING TO ELDERLY CARE

HLT/HSH, FIN

 

Extends the duration of the PACE demonstration project at Maluhia.

 
     

SB 2772

RELATING TO TATTOO ARTISTS.

HLT

 

Allows the Director to deny the renewal of license of any person applying to be licensed as a tattoo artist.

 

FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY AND DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CONDUCTING A HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING THREE BILLS (WHICH REFLECTS THE DELETION OF ITS CURRENT CONTENTS AND INSERTION OF NEW LANGUAGE) IN A PROPOSED AMENDED FORM

SB 2302 SD2 PROPOSED HD1

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE

HLT, FIN

 

Creates state health authority to buy all health care for all residents by 07/01/04 by levying assessments on employees and self-employed and collecting medical portions of all insurance policies. Provides medicaid assistance to all residents with incomes under 300% of federal poverty level.

HLT, FIN

     

SB 2416 SD2 PROPOSED HD1

LONG-TERM CARE; MANDATORY TAX ASSESSMENT

HLT, FIN

 

Enacts the Hawaii long-term care financing Act; creates a mandatory assessment system to collect taxes from employee pay checks ; establishes an initial premium amount of $10 per month and an initial payment of $70 per day for 365 days; creates the Hawaii long-term care benefits fund to hold premiums and to pay benefits.

 

SB 1529

PROPOSED HD1

RELATING TO HEALTH

 
 

Makes various amendments to further clarify the adult residential care home law. Provide DOH with the discretion to allow more nursing facility residents to be allowed to live at adult residential care homes if it is in the best interest of the resident.

HSH/HLT, JHA (pending re-committal)

COPIES OF THE BILLS IN PROPOSED AMENDED FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN ROOM 436, STATE CAPITOL.

 

DECISION-MAKING ONLY

     

SB 2982

RELATING TO HOSPITALS

HLT, JHA

 

Requires hospitals to provide security of personal effects belonging to a patient that are necessary for the patient's health and well-being, including dentures, glasses, hearing aids, walking devices and prostheses.

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW.

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 40 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE HLT COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 403, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE HLT COMMITTEE AT 586-6050.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Michael P. Kahikina

Chair

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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Chair