THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Senator David Matsuura, Chair

Senator Jan Yagi Buen, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HOUSING

Senator Ron Menor, Chair

Senator Matt Matsunaga, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2002

TIME:

1:00 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Wednesday, February 13, 2002 (9:00 am))

SB 3075

RELATING TO MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES.

Repeals the exemption from state, county, and municipal taxes for mutual benefit societies.

HHS/CPH, WAM
     

SB 2093

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Defines offense of insurance fraud as applied to health insurance provided by accident and sickness insurance contracts, mutual benefit societies through medical indemnity or hospital service associations, and HMOs, and sets criminal penalties. Exempts investigators from civil liability.

HHS/CPH, JDC
     

SB 2095

RELATING TO MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE.

Mandates coverage for biologically based psychiatric and addiction disorders by all health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and HMOs in the State after 12/31/2002.

HHS/CPH, WAM
     

SB 2871

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE INSURERS.

Requires health care insurers to file an annual financial report to continue their tax exempt status under income tax and general excise tax laws.

HHS/CPH, WAM
     

SB 2676

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Adds kidney dialysis machines and services to regulatory function of department of health; adds kidney dialysis technicians to occupations regulated by the DOH.

HHS/CPH, WAM
     

SB 2085

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL, AND DRUG ABUSE.

Requires mental illness benefits to be provided to minors to same as extent as to adults; prohibits rate discrimination for minors; defines a minor; adds major depression to definition of serious mental illness as applied to minors; requires treatment as clinically necessary for minors for serious mental illness and alcohol and drug dependence benefits; repeals sunset of definition of "serious mental illness".

HHS/CPH, WAM
     

SB 2524

RELATING TO A CENTER FOR NURSING.

Creates a new chapter for a center for nursing within the department of commerce and consumer affairs to assist with nursing issues such as nurse shortfalls. Appropriates 100,000 for the purpose of this Act.

HHS/CPH, WAM
     

SB 2181

RELATING TO PATIENT SAFETY.

Establishes a patient safety and medical errors reduction program for all health care facilities in the State, including a risk management and risk prevention education and training component for nonphysician personnel and the development and implementation of an incident reporting system.

HHS/CPH, WAM
     

SB 2171

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates funds for security personnel and facility improvements for elderly and disabled public housing in the Kalihi Palama area.

HHS/CPH, WAM
     

SB 251

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS.

Establishes a professional counselor licensing program.

HHS/CPH, WAM

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7788.