THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday February 13, 2009

TIME:

3:45 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 587

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Requires specific actions to be taken before any planned substantial reduction or elimination of direct patient care services at a facility of the Hawaii health systems corporation can be implemented.

 

HTH

SB 941

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION BACKGROUND CHECKS.

Authorizes the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to conduct FBI criminal history record checks through the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center on employees, applicants, current or prospective contractors, providers, or volunteers.

 

HTH, JGO

SB 1139

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Authorizes the regional system boards and the Hawaii health systems corporation board to reduce or eliminate direct patient care services unless legislation is enacted that includes an appropriation of moneys sufficient to fund the mandated services.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 1673

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Authorizes a facility or regional health care system under the Hawaii health systems corporation, or the corporation itself, to transition into a new legal entity, including a nonprofit or for-profit corporation, municipal facility, or public benefit corporation.

 

HTH, WAM

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

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

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         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.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

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:  All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website.  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.

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

Senator David Y. Ige

Chair