THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

 

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, February 25, 2008

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2804

 

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO PRE-PACKAGED MEAT.

Amends the definition of "adulterated" to include pre-packaged meat that has been treated with gas or other technology to enhance color only.

 

AHW/HTH

 

 

HTH ONLY:

 

 

SB 2882

 

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Authorizes the use of a payor provided identification number in mail-order prescriptions.

 

HTH

SB 2040

 

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO CANCER SURVEILLANCE.

Allows a cancer patient to be contacted directly without initial physician contact for purposes of cancer surveillance.  Adds pre-cancer to diseases about which data are authorized for collection.  Adds biological specimens to the materials that may be collected to assist cancer research.

 

HTH

SB 409, SD1

 

(SSCR1915)

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires health insurance policies to cover medical vigilance services for subscribers who are receiving in-patient health care services at an acute care hospital.  (SD1)

 

HTH

SB 2506

 

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO FOOD.

Bans the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame in food products.

 

HTH

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearing:

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 215, State Capitol.  Please indicate: (1) the date and time of the hearing, and (2) if you are planning to testify in person OR if you want your written comments inserted into the official record only.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may 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.  Please indicate: (1) the date and time of the hearing, and (2) if you are planning to testify in person OR if you want your written comments inserted into the official record only.

·         By Email:      Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length.  Please indicate the date and time of the hearing.

 

                For those who plan to testify in person, please email your testimony to:  [email protected].

 

                For those who do NOT plan to testify in person, please email your written comments to [email protected].

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

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 586-6363.

 

 

 

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Senator  Jill Tokuda

Chair

 

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Senator David Y. Ige

Chair