David Ige - Health Committee

Thursday, April 5, 2007 1:15pm
Conference Room 016

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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.