HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE

Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki, Chair

Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Alex Sonson

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Joe Souki

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Bud Stonebraker

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Alex M. Sonson

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho

Rep. David A. Pendleton

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Monday, March 1, 2004

TIME:

3:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 1839

HD1

(HSCR284-04)

RELATING TO PAIN PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS.

Gives rights to pain patients. Authorizes doctors to prescribe medically necessary dose of controlled substance to treat intractable pain. Protects doctor from disciplinary action. Allows refusal to so prescribe but requires informing patient of other doctors who use opiates to treat chronic intractable pain. (HB1839 HD1)

HLT, CPC/JUD

HB 2130

(HSCR335-04)

RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.

Amends the confidentiality provisions of the mental health, mental illness, drug addiction, and alcoholism law by changing "insurer" to "provider" to indicate that the provider may inform the patient of a reimbursement claim.

HLT, CPC/JUD

HB 2098

(HSCR274-04)

RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.

Provides for the release of medical records of a deceased person to next of kin.

HLT, CPC/JUD

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 
     
 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING DEFERRED BILLS

 
 

(As these bills were previously heard, no testimony will be accepted)

 

HB 1987

(HSCR30-04)

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

 

TRN, CPC/JUD

HB 2633

RELATING TO MONOPOLIES; RESTRAINT OF TRADE.

CPC/JUD

HB 2768

RELATING TO TRADE REGULATION.

CPC/JUD

HB 2788

RELATING TO MORTGAGE BROKERS AND SOLICITORS.

CPC/JUD

 

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Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa

Chair

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Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki

Chair