THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 3, 2011

TIME:

9:00 a.m  [9:30 a.m.].

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

SB 26

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE FEES.

Eliminates compliance resolution fund fees for licensure and prescriptive authority of advanced practice registered nurses.

 

CPN, WAM

SB 122

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS.

Requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, fraternal benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for health care services provided by a naturopathic physician.

 

CPN, WAM

SB 155

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ATHLETIC TRAINERS.

Creates registration requirements and qualifications for athletic trainers in this State; provides exemptions; prescribes penalties.

 

CPN, WAM

SB 678

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Beginning 1/1/2012, mandates health insurance coverage for an annual medical examination, including the administration of any required immunizations, for each child who is required by a school in the State to submit a report of a medical examination, including evidence of any required immunizations, to the school.

 

CPN, WAM

SB 1194

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE.

Makes violations of the practice of veterinary medicine without a license a class C felony.

 

CPN, JDL

[Measure added on 01-28-11]

 

 

 

 

 

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 230, 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 4:00 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 testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair