THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Josh Green, Chair

Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Josh Green, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

TIME:

1:30PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

 

 

 

SB 1102

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.

Amend Act 217, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, as amended by Act 141, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013 and Act 123, Session Laws of Hawaii 2014, to continue the Hospital Sustainability Program by extending the sunset date of the Act, updating the referral dates in the statute, and to revise the funding amount for the hospital sustainability program for fiscal year 2015-2016.  Effective June 29, 2015.

 

HTH/HSH, WAM

SB 1367

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PROJECT KEALAHOU.

Appropriates funds for the continued funding of Project Kealahou within the Department of Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division.

 

HTH/HSH, WAM

SB 1113

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS.

Expand the authority of the Department of Health to conduct background checks to include criminal history record check, adult abuse perpetrator and child abuse record checks, and certified nurse aide registry record checks for persons seeking employment with the State or its contractors where the work involves direct client care, and applicants and operators of healthcare facilities.

 

HTH/HSH, JDL

SB 1245

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to continue administration of the Hawaii home visiting program, a hospital-based early identification designed to enhance health and safety outcomes and prevent child abuse and neglect, and ensure continuation of home visiting services in certain priority high-risk neighborhoods.

 

HTH/HSH, WAM

SB 961

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.

Removes the ten day time limit for setting a hearing date on a petition for assisted community treatment.  Allows for notice of continuation hearings to the subject to be served via the public defender.  Requires the court to appoint a guardian ad litem when the subject of a petition for assisted community treatment fails to appear at a hearing.  Removes provisions governing the appointment of a public defender.  Removes provisions allowing the court to order a subject to be examined by a licensed physician.

 

HTH/HSH, JDL/WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair

 

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Senator Josh Green

Chair