THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MILITARY AFFAIRS

AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Cal Kawamoto, Chair

Senator Willie C. Espero, Vice Chair

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 4, 2003

TIME:

2:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HTH/TMG

SB 1657

RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Establishes the parking for persons with disabilities special fund funded by a seventy-cent increase in the state vehicle registration fee. Mandates that fund moneys be used to administer the state disabled parking program and to reimburse the counties for administrative costs of issuing disabled parking permits and operating a volunteer parking enforcement program. Appropriates $600,000 from the fund.

TMG/HTH, WAM

Pending Re-referral

SB 664

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VETERANS AFFAIRS LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds to build a Veteran's Affairs long-term care facility.

HTH/TMG, WAM

 

HTH ONLY

SB 491

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY OF MAUI.

Appropriates funds annually to subsidize emergency medical air helicopter services for the county of Maui.

HTH, WAM

SB 745

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Requires DOH to integrate emergency aeromedical services into statewide emergency medical services; establishes emergency aeromedical system and quality improvement committee; appropriates funds for aeromedical services for Maui county.

HTH, WAM

SB 53

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE KIHEI/WAILEA REGION OF MAUI.

Appropriates funds to provide 24-hour ambulance services for the Kihei/Wailea region of Maui.

HTH, WAM

SB 54

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE IN KULA AND KIHEI, MAUI.

Appropriates funds to provide 24-hour ambulance services to Kula and Kihei, Maui.

HTH, WAM

SB 501

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR MAUI.

Appropriates funds to provide emergency ambulance services for Kula and Kihei, Maui.

HTH, WAM

SB 1618

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Makes an appropriation for emergency vehicles, staffing, equipment, and supplies for Wahiawa and Mililani.

HTH, WAM

SB 99

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FUNDING A SECOND AMBULANCE TO SERVICE THE WAIANAE COAST.

Appropriates funds for a second ambulance for the Waianae Coast.

HTH, WAM

SB 380

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR WAIANAE COAST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER.

Makes an appropriation to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for emergency medical services.

HTH, WAM

SB 515

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Makes appropriation of $879,660 for FY 2003-2004, and $879,660 for FY 2004-2005 for an emergency vehicle, staffing, equipment, and supplies for the Kaaawa and Kahaluu areas of Oahu.

HTH, WAM

SB 1473

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Makes an appropriation for an emergency vehicle, staffing, equipment and supplies for the north shore areas of Oahu.

HTH, WAM

SB 714

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.

Appropriate funds to provide emergency advance life support ambulance service to the residents of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on the Island of Hawaii.

HTH, WAM

SB 1163

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Requires ambulance service providers to establish and maintain alcohol and substance abuse policy.

HTH

SB 1360

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Deletes terminal condition as the sole circumstance when "comfort care only-do not resuscitate" protocols may be initiated by in-the-field emergency response personnel to persons whose heart or breathing has stopped. Allows a person, a person's guardian, or agent, or surrogate with legal authority to make health-care decisions on behalf of the person to allow the withholding of cardiac resuscitation and artificial breathing or to revoke CCO-DNR documents.

HTH, JHW

SB 1032

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Appropriates unspecified sums to the DOH for additional personell in the emergency rooms of the Hawaii health systems corporation's Kona community hospital and Hilo medical center.

HTH, WAM

SB 1359

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Appropriates funds for an emergency appropriation ($14,000,000) to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to offset the unplanned, unanticipated and unbudgeted increase in Employees' Retirement System and Health Fund payments.

HTH, WAM

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 220, State Capitol 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal. The Committee will also accept Email testimony received 24 hours prior to the hearing. Email testimony may be submitted to [email protected] in a Word attachment.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6070.

 

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Senator Cal Kawamoto

Chair

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair