THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

TIME:

9:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2431

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Requires and appropriates funds for the department of health to conduct comprehensive workforce and cost analysis reviews with federal partners to improve efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.  Appropriates funds for collective bargaining increases and other current expenses.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2617

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES.

Appropriates $700,000 to the Hawaii health systems corporation to expand the Kau Rural Health Clinic to improve access to urgent care and outpatient behavioral health services.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2618

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AMBULANCES.

Makes an appropriation to establish and fund one advanced life support ambulance based in Makalei on the island of Hawaii, including acquisition of a vehicle, equipment, and personnel costs.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2637

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

Requires the Department of Health to establish, implement, and evaluate a statewide program for early identification of, and intervention for, lead poisoning in infants.  Requires insurers to provide coverage for the screenings.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2350

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Establishes a task force within the Department of Health to identify therapies and home- and community-based care services that may benefit persons having fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, including therapies and treatments that may benefit them as adults.  Requires the task force to recommend any necessary policy changes, rule changes, or legislation to increase access to these therapies and services.  Requires a report to the Legislature.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2224

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds for structure improvements for Maui Memorial Medical Center.  Requires matching private funds.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2535

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to improve health care services related to cardiac care at Hilo Medical Center.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2814

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HILO MEDICAL CENTER.

Makes an appropriation for the equipment and construction of a second full-time catheterization laboratory at the Hilo medical center in the Hawaii health systems corporation east Hawaii region.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2392

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds for Imi Hoola student stipends or for other Imi Hoola student support programs at the discretion of the department of Native Hawaiian health of the John A. Burns school of medicine.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2542

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.

Beginning July 1, 2020, provides a general excise tax exemption for medical services by physicians and advanced practice registered nurses acting in the capacity as a primary care provider.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 2983

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

Appropriates funds for the health care provider loan repayment program.

 

CPH, WAM

SB 31, SD1

      (SSCR2423)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Revises the definition of "primary care providers" and "volunteer based supervised clinical training rotation" to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors.  Revises preceptor credit assurance committee.  (SD1)

 

CPH, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair