THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, ART AND TECHNOLOGY

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Melodie Williams Aduja, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2003

TIME:

2:30 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from February 6, 2003)

SAT Only

   

SB 1218

RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to develop an electronic medical record information system.

HTH/SAT, WAM

(Please note: The Committee on HTH held its decision making the above measure(s) on February 6, 2003.)

 

HTH/SAT

SB 1446

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

Establishes cancer detection special fund in DOH to encourage Hawaii-based development of technology to detect early stage cancer. Authorizes annual deposits from cigarette and tobacco special fund in excess of $ . Requires director of health to solicit advice on disbursement of funds.

HTH/SAT, WAM

     

HTH only

   

SB 736

RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Allows trained and supervised psychologists working in federally qualified health centers or in appropriately licensed health clinics on Molokai to prescribe psychotropic medications for the treatment of mental illness.

HTH, CPH

SB 624

RELATING TO INFORMED CONSENT.

Updates the informed consent statute and increases consistency with other informed consent law.

HTH, JHW

     

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6070.