THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2007
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
Senator David Y. Ige, Chair |
Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair |
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
Senator Brian Taniguchi, Chair |
Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007 |
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9:15 AM |
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Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
HTH/CPH
SB 822 |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS. Prohibits the sale or transfer of patient prescription information by certain businesses as an unfair and deceptive act in the conduct of trade or commerce.
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HTH/CPH, JDL |
SB 1445 |
RELATING TO THE STATE PHARMACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Creates a Hawaii State Pharmacy Assistance program by merging the current State Pharmacy Assistance program which coordinates the Medicare Part D drug benefit and the Hawaii Rx plus program under a single comprehensive Hawaii State Pharmacy Assistance program umbrella.
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HTH/CPH, WAM |
SB 1678 |
RELATING TO MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT. Beginning 1/1/2008 requires (1) medical services providers of a mutual benefit society to be reimbursed 100% or more of current Medicare Resource Based Relative Value Scale (MRBRVS) for Hawaii determined by U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services and updated yearly; (2) hospitals & nursing facilities to be reimbursed at 100% or more of the MRBRVS.
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HTH/CPH, WAM |
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SB 1676 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Authorizes and funds creation of a captive insurance company by Hawaii health systems corporation to provide medical malpractice and hospital professional and general liability coverage to the corporation as a five-year pilot project.
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HTH/CPH, WAM |
SB 1739 |
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Requires health insurance plans to cover screening for colorectal cancer by colonoscopy every ten years, beginning at age fifty.
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HTH/CPH, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 215, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Please include your name, position/title, organization, contact information, position on the measure, the hearing date, bill title and committee to which your testimony should be referred. Please submit your testimony on one side of an 8-1/2 x 11-inch paper with 1-inch margins. 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.
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 586-6230.
________________________________________ Senator Brian T. Taniguchi Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair |
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