David Ige - Health Committee

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:15Pm
Conference Room 016

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Bills to be heard:

• HB 55 HD 1 (HSCR923) - Relating to Youth Suicide Prevention (HSP/HTH, WAM)
• HB 71 HD 2 (HSCR994) - Relating to Nurse Aides (HSP/HTH, CPH)
• HB 208 HD 1 (HSCR1023) - Relating to Developmental Disabilities (HSP/HTH, CPH)
• HB 1008 HD 2 (HSCR1030) - Relating to Children's Health Care (HSP/HTH, WAM)
• HB 325 HD 2 (HSCR1055) - Relating to Dental Care (HSP/HTH, WAM)
• HB 1120 HD 2 (HSCR1156) - Relating to Dental Care (HTH/HSP, WAM)
• HB 531 HD 3 (HSCR1119) - Relating to Children (HTH/HSP, WAM)
• HB 426 HD 2 (HSCR1056) - Relating to Psychotropic Medication (HTH/HSP, CPH)
• HB 1471 HD 1 (HSCR1176) - Relating to Public Health (HTH/HSP, WAM)

• HB 1370 HD 1 (HSCR1031) - Making an Emergency Appropriation to the Department of Health for the Adult Mental Health Division (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1371 HD 2 (HSCR1157) - Making an Emergency Appropriation for the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1372 HD 1 (HSCR1032) - Making an Emergency Appropriation for the Department of Health for the Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System Branch (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1373 HD 1 (HSCR1115) - Making an Emergency Appropriation to the Department of Health for Early Intervention Services (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1377 HD 1 (HSCR1132) - Making an Emergency Appropriation to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1378 HD 1 (HSCR1033) - Making an Emergency Appropriation to the Department of Health (HTH, WAM)
• HB 211 HD 1 (HSCR1033) - Relating to the Issuance of Special Purpose Revenue Bonds to Assist Not-For-Profit Corporations that Provide Health Care Facilities to the General Public (HTH, WAM)
• HB 962 (HSCR1150) - Relating to Chronic Kidney Disease (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1368 (HSCR854) - Relating to the Hospital and Medical Facilities Special Fund (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1495 HD 2 (HSCR1034) - Making an Appropriation for Palliative Care Resources (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1785 HD 1 (HSCR810) - Relating to Health (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1907 HD 1 (HSCR1060) - Relating to the Issuance of Special Purpose Revenue Bonds to Assist Not-For-Profit Corporations that Provide Health Care Facilities (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1764 HD 1 (HSCR1035) - Relating to the Issuance of Revenue Bonds to Assist Hawaii Health Systems Corporation or Any of its Regional Subsidiary Corporation. (HTH, WAM)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Friday, March 16, 2007 1:15Pm
Conference Room 016

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Bill Agenda:

• HB 16 HD 1 (HSCR1199) - Relating to Education (EDU/HTH, WAM)


• HB 136 HD 2 (HSCR887) - Relating to AIDS Research (EDU/HTH, WAM)


• HB 1477 HD 2 (HSCR1177) - Relating to Rural Primary Health Care Training (HTH/EDU, WAM)

• HB 10 (HSCR855) - Relating to Prescription Drugs (HTH, CPH)


• HB 964 HD 1 (HSCR837) - Relating to Substance Abuse (HTH, JDL)


• HB 527 HD 2 (HSCR1137) - Relating to Tobacco (HTH, JDL)


• HB 528 HD 2 (HSCR909) - Relating to Minors (HTH, JDL)


• HB 1260 HD 1 (HSCR912) - Relating to Sentencing (HTH, JDL)


• HB 1721 HD 1 (HSCR879) - Relating to Violence Against Emergency Medical Services Personnel (HTH, JDL)


• HB 1479 HD 2 (HSCR966) - Relating to Health Insurance Support for Small Business (HTH, CPH)


• HB 212 HD 2 (HSCR1025) - Relating to Health Care (HTH, WAM)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Monday, March 19, 2007 1:15pm
Conference Room 016

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Bill Agenda:

• HB 201 (HSCR1086) - Relating to State Veterans' Home (IGM/HTH, WAM)
• HB 1452 HD1 (HSCR1048) - Relating to Health (IGM/HTH, WAM)
• SCR 58 / SR 34 - Urging the Civil Defense Division of the State Department of Defense to Designate a Lead Staff to Address the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities and Special Health Needs (IGM/HTH)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7335.

Monday, March 19, 2007 1:30pm
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Bill Agenda:

• HB 843 HD2 (HSCR1029) - Relating to Kahuku Hospital (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1456 HD2 (HSCR996) - Relating to Psychologists (HTH, CPH)

• HB 1067 HD2 (HSCR1174) - Relating to Certificates of Need (HTH, WAM)
• HB 1792 HD2 (HSCR1201) - Relating to Drug Abuse (HTH, WAM)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 10:00Am
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Bill Agenda:

• HB 367 HD 1 (HSCR924) - Relating to Substance Abuse (HTH/EDU/CPH, WAM)

• HB 56 HD 3 (HSCR1155) - Relating to Health (HTH/CPH, WAM)


• HB 223 HD 3 (HSCR1173) - Relating to Health Care Services (HTH/CPH, WAM)


• HB 1359 HD 1 (HSCR1175) - Relating to the State Pharmacy Assistance Program (HTH/CPH, WAM)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Wednesday, April 4, 2007 1:15pm
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Bill Agenda:

• SCR 197 / SR 126 - Encouraging the counties to form partnerships with the state and private sector to cover Healthcare infrastructure and overhead costs for primary care and speciality physicians practicing medicine in Hawaii's rural areas. (HTH/IGM)


• SCR 217 / SR 141 - Urging the United States Congress to increase the Medicare reimbursement rates for Hawaii (HTH/IGM)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:15pm
Conference Room 016

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Topics to be Heard:

This informational briefing will outline current capabilities and development initiatives in the area of portable (mobile) emergency room hospital systems. Specific information on the following will be addressed:

• Experiences with helping patients on board portable emergency room hospital systems when responding to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina;


• How portable emergency room hospital systems can best prepare Hawaii for a natural or man-made disaster, pandemic or avian flu outbreak, or other catastrophic event.

The guest speaker will be:
- Thomas Blackwell, M.D.
Medical Director
The Center for Prehospital Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:00pm
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Bill Agenda:

• SCR 209 / SR 135 - Requesting the auditor to study the social and financial impact of mandatory health insurance coverage for use of the LG1 Intelligent Medical Vigilance System (HTH, WAM)
• SCR 211 - Requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau to canvass legislation in other states targeted specifically at reducing negative medical outcomes (HTH, WAM)
• SCR 8 / SR 8 - Requesting the Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health Branch, to study the role of gestational environments, gentle birthing practices, adult wellness education, domestic harmony awareness, appropriate and sufficient touch, and the practice of healing birth trauma, and their connection to public policy concerns such as substance abuse, alcoholism, domestic violence, and obesity (HTH)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Monday, April 2, 2007 1:15pm
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Bill Agenda:

• SCR 113 / SR 70 - Encouraging the Department of Health to develop a skin cancer education and prevention program and collect data on the incidence of all forms of skin cancer among residents and to work in the Department of Education to implement a cancer awareness program in all public schools (HTH/EDU)
• SCR 37 / SR 17 - Urging the Department of Education and Department of Health to collaborate with the Organ Donor Center of Hawaii to increase awareness of the benefits of organ donation in the State of Hawaii (EDU/HTH)

• SCR 202 / SR 129 - Requesting the Department of Health to review the State's vaccination requirements and determine whether vaccination for pneumococcal disease for children entering child care should be added to the current list of required vaccinations (HTH)
• SCR 212 - Requesting the Director of Health to convene a temporary task force to examine all relevant issues, other than medical malpractice liability and insurance premiums, that may contribute to the exodus of physicans from the state (HTH)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Wednesday, April 4, 2007 1:30pm
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Bill Agenda:

• GM 476 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, CLIFFORD L. NAKEA, for a term to expire 6-30-2010. (HTH)
• GM 518 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, Gubernatorial Nominee, ARCHIE HAPAI III, for a term to expire 6-30-2011. (HTH)
• GM 525 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Hawaii Service Area Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, KUULEI A. KILIONA, for a term to expire 6-30-2011. (HTH)
• GM 540 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants, Gubernatorial Nominee, EASSIE M. MILLER, for a term to expire 6-30-2011. (HTH)
• GM 489 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARSHALL LUM, for a term to expire 6-30-2011. (HTH)
• GM 490 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants, Gubernatorial Nominee, VICTOR DALE MORELAND PhD, for a term to expire 6-30-2011. (HTH)
• GM 516 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Disability and Communication Access Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, DOROTHY KUULEINANI FIFE, for a term to expire 6-30-2011. (HTH)
• GM 517 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Disability and Communication Access Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, CORRENA KEHAUNANI PAWN-WHITE, for a term to expire 6-30-2011. (HTH)
• GM 460 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Drug Product Selection Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, LELAND TAICHI NOGAWA, for a term to expire 6-30-2011. (HTH)
• GM 465 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Radiologic Technology Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, MICHAEL J. MEAGHER MD, for a term to expire 6-30-2011. (HTH)
• GM 466 - Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Radiologic Technology Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, DANIEL WAYNE RICKENBACHER, for a term to expire 6-30-2011. (HTH)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Thursday, April 5, 2007 1:00pm
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Bill Agenda:

• SCR 136 - Requesting the University of Hawai'i at Manoa College of Social Sciences Public Policy Center to conduct a cost-benefit anaylsis for a family caregiver tax credit. (HSP/HTH)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8431.

Thursday, April 5, 2007 1:15pm
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DM Agenda:

• SCR 213 / SR 137 - Requesting the Governor to fund breast cancer and cervical cancer screening for low-income women in Hawaii (HSP, HTH)

No oral testimony will be received on the above-noted measures, but the Committee will accept written testimony on SCR 213/SR137.

Thursday, April 5, 2007 1:15pm
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Bills to be heard:

• SCR 198 / SR 127 - Requesting the Healthcare Association of Hawaii to examine the problem with patients in acute care hospitals waitlisted for long term care and to propose solutions (HTH/HSP)
• SCR 218/ SR 142 - Requesting the Department of Health to convene a task force to investigate and coordinate the provision of medical and social services to migrants from freely associated states (HTH/HSP)
• SCR 219 / SR 143 - Requesting the Departments of Health and Human Services to collaborate and apply for a federal traumatic brain surgery injury waiver (HTH/HSP)
• SCR 33 / SR 15 - Requesting the United States Congress to re-evaluate the Medicare formula for computing payments to doctors or take other measures to avert future reductions in payment for services (HSP/HTH)

• SCR 214 / SR 138 - Requesting the Governor of the State of Hawaii to convene a task force to establish a statewide policy for state funded programs and services on the use of restraints and seclusion (HTH/HSP/PBS)

• SCR 61 / SR 37 - Requesting the establishment of a forensic facility (HTH/PBS)
• SCR 93 / SR 57 - Establishing a special mental health task force to study whether Hawaii should provide a continuum of mental health care for incarcerated persons. (HTH/PBS)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.

Thursday, April 5, 2007 1:30 pm
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Bills to be heard:

• SCR 170 - Requesting the State Health and Planning Development Agency to investigate and determine and whether Hawaii Pacific Health/Wilcox Memorial Hospital/Kauai Medical Clinic has violated the 2001 Certificate of Need agreement (Amended Title) (HTH)

Copies of the proposed SD1 are available online in PDF format and on the Legislature's website.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6230.