HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair

Rep. 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 HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, February 06, 2015

TIME:

8:40 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 948

Status

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Makes an emergency appropriation to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 1075

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Authorizes the Maui Regional System to enter into an agreement with a private entity to transition one or more of its facilities into a new private Hawaii nonprofit corporation.

 

HLT, LAB, FIN

HB 1112

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Establishes a process for determining whether the health care services provided by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation or one or more of its regional health care systems can be delivered more cost-effectively by partnering with a private health care management system.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 1420

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Repeals the regional system boards of the HHSC.  Increases the size of the HHSC board and changes its composition.

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB 1254

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES.

Repeals HHSC.  Reestablishes the division of community hospitals under DOH.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 1146

Status

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.

Creates seven separate collective bargaining units for employees of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

 

HLT, LAB, FIN

HB 1145

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Authorizes the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to mortgage its real property and clarifies the dollar cap on municipal leasing authority.

 

HLT, WAL, FIN

HB 1111

Status

RELATING TO RECORDS OF THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Authorizes the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to set rates for copies of records that are protected from the disclosure requirements of Chapter 92F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  Establishes rates for copies of medical records at the actual cost of preparation within minimum and maximum rates.

 

HLT, JUD, FIN

HB 1373

Status

RELATING TO LEAHI HOSPITAL.

Establishes a working group to formulate a plan for the transfer of all parcels of land contained within the Leahi hospital campus to the Hawaii health systems corporation.

 

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB 379

Status

RELATING TO FINANCING FOR A NEW HOSPITAL IN NORTH KONA.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to develop a new HHSC hospital in North Kona.  Allocates a portion of the Transient Accommodations Tax to fund the bond issuance.

 

HLT, TOU, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Della Au Belatti

Chair