HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair |
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Rep. Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla |
Rep. Alex M. Sonson |
Rep. Helene H. Hale |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES |
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Rep. Alex M. Sonson, Chair |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki |
Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami |
Rep. Josh Green, M.D. |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
Rep. Helène H. Hale |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina |
NOTICE OF HEARING
DATE: |
February 5, 2005 |
TIME: |
8:30 a.m. |
PLACE: |
Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium Hawaii State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
HB 1247 |
RELATING TO CARE HOMES .Creates the Liability Insurance Premium and Claims Payment Special Fund for the Department of Health and the Foster Family Home Liability Insurance Premium and Claims Payment Special Fund for the Department of Human Services to pay premiums for liability insurance for care home operators who cannot afford insurance. |
HLT/HUS, CPC, FIN |
HB 728 |
RELATING TO A LONG-TERM CARE TAX CREDIT .Provides a refundable net income tax credit to encourage the purchase of long term care insurance. |
HUS/HLT, CPC, FIN |
HB 1119 |
RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE .Establishes a Long-term Care Resource Program Initiative at Kapiolani Community College. Appropriates funds. |
HUS/HLT, HED, FIN |
HB 1317 |
RELATING TO MEDICAID .Prohibits the Department of Human Services from taking any action or expending state resources in any effort to remove prescription drug benefits from managed care plans that provide health care coverage for Medicaid beneficiaries. |
HUS/HLT, CPC, FIN |
HB 1477 |
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE .Establishes a 2.13% insurance premium tax on all health care plan premiums. Removes cap to QUEST to cover 24,458 uninsured adults. Adds dental benefits for children and adults. Raises SCHIP eligibility to 300% of poverty level to add 2,874 uninsured children. Uses premium tax to fund QUEST/SCHIP costs. |
HUS/HLT, JUD, FIN |
HB 1144 |
RELATING TO SOCIAL WORKERS .Establishes a student loan repayment program for social workers in the departments of health, human services, and labor and industrial relations. |
HLT/HUS, LAB, FIN |
HB 1146 |
RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE .Prohibits department of human resources development from eliminating the social worker series classifications. Restores social worker class if eliminated before the effective date of this Act. |
HLT/HUS, LAB, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
RECONVENE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
HB 1482 |
RELATING TO MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS .Allows insurers to offer high-deductible health insurance policies in conjunction with medical savings accounts. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
HB 1739 |
RELATING TO DRUGS .Establishes the Drug Busters Program within the Department of the Attorney General to aggressively combat the sale and distribution of illegal drugs. Provides funding for drug prevention, enforcement, and treatment. |
HLT, JUD, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE HEALTH COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 327, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.
IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE HEALTH COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6050.
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
________________________________________ Rep. Alex M. Sonson Chair |
________________________________________ Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki Chair |