RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS REPORT.

Gives the Attorney General the ability to inspect, examine, and use the tax returns and records on file with DOTAX of any entity engaged in the business of manufacturing, wholesaling, distributing, or dealing in cigarettes or tobacco products. (Bunda, BR)

RELATING TO TOBACCO.

Designates as illegal any package of cigarettes that bears a brand name that is a registered trademark of a participating manufacturer and the package was imported by anyone other than the participating manufacturer. Establishes a criminal offense for any person to affix any cigarette stamp to the package of any cigarettes that are illegal or altered. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.

Clarifies that functions performed by law enforcement agencies, such as criminal investigations and prosecutions, are exempt from privacy of health care information requirements. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

Amends and strengthens various child support enforcement provisions in order to clarify and to comply with section 466 of the Social Security Act. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT.

Clarifies the definition of a "registering tribunal" and amends the notice requirements for proceedings to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered child support order. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT.

Clarifies that a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity must also be signed by the natural mother in order for a man to be presumed to be the natural father of a child. Expands the list of persons or entities having the authority to approve a laboratory to perform the genetic testing. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS.

Provides for a streamlined license renewal process for medical professionals. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO INFORMATION ON THE NATURAL PARENTS OF THE ADOPTED MINOR CHILD.

Exempts the Department from the statutory requirements for medical information on natural parents of the prospective adopted minor child when it will expedite the adoption process and it is in the best interests of the child. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Authorizes the Department to license home and community-based case management agencies. These agencies, in turn, will be responsible for certifying community care foster family homes. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO FUNERAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.

Allows the respective county medical examiner or coroner to submit an application for funeral payments under the Department's funeral payment program on behalf of an unclaimed corpse more than sixty days after the date of death of the deceased. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECOVERY.

Expands the scope of the notice requirements to require that all parties make reasonable inquiry as to whether a claimant has received or is receiving medical assistance, and give timely written notice of any claim or action to the Department. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR NONINSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS OF MEDICAL CARE FOR SERVICES.

Allows the Department to change its current method of reimbursement to noninstitutional providers of medical care from the customary methodology based on the charges of providers in a specialty to rates established by a fee schedule. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO CHILD CARE.

Adds child abuse checks as a requirement for licensed child care providers and staff, and requires the Department to disclose verified criminal history and child abuse information on employees to their employers. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO OHANA CONFERENCING.

Encourages the consideration of "ohana conferencing" as a practice in the resolution of child protective cases. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Allows for electronic recordkeeping by drug dispensers and for electronic prescriptions from practitioners to dispensers. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO THE DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD.

Allows the Disability and Communication Access Board to assess applicant fees for sign language interpreter credentialing, and to retain the fees in a special fund to offset the cost of the credentialing/screening. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF INCOMPETENT PERSONS.

Includes first and second degree penal sanctions against any person who intentionally or recklessly acts in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical or mental welfare of a person who is unable to care for himself because of a physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO VITAL RECORDS.

Allows for verification and certification of the existence of a birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificate and the essential facts of the vital event which are contained in the certificate in lieu of the issuance of a certified copy of the certificate. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.

Allows persons applying for certain Federal benefits to directly obtain certified copies of their former spouse's marriage or divorce certificates in support of their application. Calls for increases in the fees for certified copies of birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates issued by DOH form $10 to $15 for the first copy issued and from $4 to $5 for each copy issued thereafter. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO ADVANCE DIRECTIVES FOR PSYCHIATRIC CARE.

Establishes a mechanism to allow individuals to make known their mental health treatment preferences at a time when the individual is able to make informed decisions about treatment. (Bunda BR)

making an appropriation for molokai general hospital.

Makes an appropriation for Molokai General Hospital. (Buen, Chumbley, English, Matsuura)

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO UPGRADE AND EXPAND MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Authorizes issuance of General Obligation Bonds and appropriates money for the planning and design of the upgrading and expansion of the Molokai General Hospital. (Matsuura, Buen)

RELATING TO THE QUEST MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Increases eligible income allowed for QUEST medical assistance program participation from 100% to 300% of the federal poverty level. Appropriates $      for FY 2001-2002 and $      for FY 2002-2003 to fund increased QUEST costs due to increases in participation. (Kanno)

relating to mental health.

Requires parity in mental health and alcohol and drug abuse treatment insurance benefits for children only; deletes QUEST exemption until July 1, 2002, from parity requirements. (Matsuura)

relating to acupuncture PRACTITIONERS.

Allows physicians and osteopaths with two hundred hours of training in acupuncture to be licensed in acupuncture and places these practitioners under the jurisdiction of the board of medical examiners. (Matsuura)

relating to substance abuse.

Establishes a substance abuse multi-agency coordinating council within the department of health to develop statewide policy guidelines regarding education, prevention, and treatment programs. Provides funding sources and mechanisms. (Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun-Oakland, Ige, Ihara)

relating to emergency medical services.

Requires DOH to integrate emergency aeromedical services into statewide emergency medical services. Establishes emergency aeromedical information system and quality improvement committee. (Chumbley, Buen, English)

relating to marrIage and family therapists.

Repeals sunsetting of license requirements for marriage and family therapists. (Chun-Oakland, Menor, Taniguchi)

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Senator David Matsuura