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

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, February 5, 2004

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB2006

RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL MENTAL ILLNESS AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPENDENCE INSURANCE BENEFITS.

Requires all accident and sickness contracts and policies issued by mutual benefit societies and health maintenance organizations to include at the option of the employer mental health parity supplemental coverage; establishes an income tax credit for credit for employers who purchase mental health parity supplemental coverage for their employees.

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB2405

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Includes obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative disorder, delusional disorder, and major depression, within the definition of "serious mental illness."

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB2415

RELATING TO THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT.

Authorizes the payment of a flat fee of $400 to a physician member of an external review panel.

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB2469

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS OF PERSONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO MENTALLY ILL ADULTS.

Authorizes the DOH to expand its capacity to obtain verifiable information regarding criminal history records of potential employees and contract providers to both mental health divisions.

HLT, LAB, JUD

HB2473

RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICES.

Establishes the Public Health Nursing Services Program, and sets forth the roles and functions of the Program in the delivery of direct clinical nursing services.

HLT, JUD, FIN

HB2476

RELATING TO RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY.

Changes the title of "executive secretary" to "executive officer" and amends duties of the executive officer.

HLT, LAB, JUD

HB2477

RELATING TO DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION ASSESSMENTS.

Establishes permanently the Drug Demand Reduction Assessments Special Fund.

HLT, JUD, FIN

HB2480

RELATING TO PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Allows public meetings by video teleconference to continue even if the video connectivity is interrupted or stopped.

HLT, JUD, FIN

HB2482

RELATING TO HOSPITAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK FINANCING.

Requires the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to organize a domestic captive insurance company to provide malpractice coverage to the Department of Health, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, and other governmental entities or quasi-governmental entities of the State involved in the provision of health care.

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB2485

RELATING TO WEST NILE VIRUS.

Short form measure to improve the State's ability to detect, prevent, and respond to West Nile Virus.

HLT, EEP, FIN

HB2526

RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR NURSING SPECIAL FUND.

Clarifies that the Center for Nursing Special Fund is to be administered by the UH.

HLT, HED, FIN

HB2536

RELATING TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.

Requires HMOs to offer enrollees a plan to choose any willing health care provider without referral or prior HMO authorization if the provider is located in the same county and agrees to HMO terms and conditions. Allows HMO to impose higher deductible, copayment, and insurance premium for the plan.

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB2839

RELATING TO MANDATORY HEALTH COVERAGE FOR COGNITIVE REHABILITATION.

Requires insurers, hospital and medical services plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for cognitive rehabilitation therapy for injury as a result of traumatic brain injury to their policyholders, members, and enrollees.

HLT, CPC, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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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. Dennis A. Arakaki

Chair