HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Dennis Arakaki, Chair

Rep. K. Mark Takai, Vice Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami

Rep. Emily Auwae

Rep. Michael Kahikina

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. William Stonebraker

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING

Rep. Michael Kahikina, Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis Arakaki

Rep. Emily Auwae

Rep. K. Mark Takai

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. William Stonebraker

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Tuesday, March 19, 2002

TIME:

8:30am – 12:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 2591 SD2

RELATING TO HANA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

HLT, FIN

 

Appropriates an unspecified amount for grant-in-aid to the Hana Community Health Center for operations cost. Establishes a pilot project to provide case management and other related health services to Felix recipients under Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Requires that an unspecified amount of the CAMHD budget be used to contract, on behalf of Hana High and Elementary School, with Hana Community Health Center to implement the pilot project. Requires Hana High and Elementary School to oversee and monitor the pilot project and to convene and (sic) advisory committee consisting of community representatives.

 

SB 1399 SD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY AMBULANCE ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.

HLT, FIN

 

Appropriate funds to provide emergency advance life support ambulance service to the residents of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on the island of Hawaii.

 

SB 2904 SD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FUNDING A SECOND AMBULANCE TO SERVE WAIANAE.

HLT, FIN

 

Appropriates funds for a second ambulance for the Waianae Cost (sic) area.

 
     

SB 3020 SD2

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

HLT, FIN

 

Appropriates funds for programs and services for low-income individuals with developmental disabilities that do not qualify for Medicaid.

 

SB 2781

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

HLT, FIN

 

Authorizes the Department to implement and maintain a trauma registry for the collection of information concerning the treatment of critical trauma patients at state-designated trauma centers, and administer a system for the management of that information.

 

SB 2052

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

HLT, FIN

 

Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds to finance health care facilities for Hawaii Pacific Health.

 

SB 2899

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS

HLT, FIN

 

Repeals the sunset provision of the law allowing SPRB's to be issued to assist not-for-profit corporations that provide health care facilities to the general public

 

SB 2106 SD2

RELATING TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS

HLT, CPC

 

Makes permanent the regulation of marriage and family therapists . Authorizes licensure by reciprocity

 

SB 2024 SD2

RELATING TO DENTAL HEALTH

HLT, FIN

 

Requires the dental health division of the department of health to report to the legislature regarding dental health care and provide legislation.

 

SB 2944 SD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED.

HLT/HSH, FIN

 

Appropriates $ to Hawaii's system of nonprofit, community-based health-care providers specializing in preventive care for the medically underserved.

 

SB 2985 SD2

RELATING TO QUALIFIED IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT

HLT/HSH, FIN

 

Provides a tax credit for improvements made to federally qualified health centers

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Michael P. Kahikina

Chair

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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Chair