HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair

Rep. Helene H. Hale

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

Rep. Bud Stonebraker

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING

Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina, Chair

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Helène H. Hale

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami

Rep. Bud Stonebraker

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

 

NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, February 12, 2004

TIME:

8:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

HB2015

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE.

Appropriates $ in FY 2004-2005 to DOH and $ to DHS to reimburse family caregivers who provide at-home care to qualified relatives. Sets eligibility and uses of reimbursement. Requires DHS and DOH to adopt rules.

HSH/HLT, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

RECONVENE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

HB2203

RELATING TO QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.

Provides income tax credit for investments in qualified mental health centers using new treatment modalities in decreasing percentages beginning in the year the investment is made and for the following four years. Requires certification from director of health. Applies to tax years beginning after 12/31/2003.

HLT, FIN

HB2814

RELATING TO KALAUPAPA SETTLEMENT.

Requires the Department of Health to track Kalaupapa Settlement patient and non-patient costs separately and to submit an annual report to the Legislature to report initiatives and improvements.

HLT, FIN

HB2204

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Clarifies that private pay patients are eligible to receive continuing day services from the DOH's adult mental health division on a voluntary basis if they pay in full the graduated charges established and imposed by the director of health. Appropriates $      in FY 2004-2005.

HLT, FIN

HB2083

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE KULAMALU LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY AND ADULT DAY CARE FACILITY IN KULA, MAUI.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the design, land acquisition, and construction of the Kulamalu Long-Term Care Facility in Kula, Maui.

HLT, FIN

HB2981

RELATING TO NURSES.

Makes permanent the board of nursing's power to grant prescriptive authority to qualified advanced practice nurses. Requires board to designate the applicable formularies and to establish an advisory committee to advise on the formularies.

HLT, CPC

HB1991

RELATING TO AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.

Provides immunity from liability for those who administer free AED programs; provides immunity for any person responsible for the site where an AED is located; clarifies that immunity for AED-trained individuals applies to any AED device, regardless of its location.

HLT, JUD

HB2875

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Adds language to Act 174, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003; appropriates funds pursuant to Act 174 to advance the development toward early detection and treatment of skin cancer.

HLT, FIN

HB2430

RELATING TO MEDICAL BOARD DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

Expands the choices of disciplinary sanctions the Board of Medical Examiners may impose by adding the sanctions of censure and reprimand.

HLT, CPC

HB2628

RELATING TO BOTTLED WATER.

Removes certain conditions and controls for producing bottled water, including the prohibition of transporting or storing bottled water in bulk tanks and the requirement of dedicated lines for the production of bottled water.

HLT, CPC

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 30 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE HEALTH COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 441, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX 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 IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK 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 Puamamo Kahikina

Chair

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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Chair