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 JUDICIARY AND LABOR

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

TIME:

1:30 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

A G E N D A

 

 

SB 2414

 

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Authorizes LRB to study two segments of health care in Hawaii:  (1) mandatory employee benefits; and (2) state-sponsored portions of medicaid-assisted programs; makes appropriation.

 

HTH/JDL, WAM

SB 3081

 

Testimony

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.

Requires hospital participation with the department of health in an electronic health surveillance system to benefit the public health and safety of the people of Hawaii.

 

HTH/JDL, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

·         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.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to [email protected].  Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

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 Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair

 

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Senator David Y. Ige

Chair