THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

     MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1999


         COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                        3:00 p.m.
                   Conference Room 229

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
             (Deferred from March 29, 1999)


SCR 4         OBSERVING 1999 AS THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER         HHS
           PERSONS

SCR 78        SUPPORTING THE CARING...FOR LIFE FOUNDATION AS THE    HHS,WAM
           COORDINATING AGENCY FOR A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO ACT
           AS A SINGLE ENTITY TO COORDINATE COMPONENTS OF A LONG-TERM
           CARE SYSTEM

SCR 98        URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF WOMEN'S      HHS,WAM
SR 42         HEALTH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

SCR 120       REQUESTING A STUDY OF HEALTH CARE COSTS RELATED       HHS,WAM
           TO THE TREATMENT OF BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER IN HAWAII

SCR 15        REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF              HHS,WAM
           ESTABLISHING HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTERS USING NATURAL
           RESOURCES ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII

SCR 60        REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND      HHS, WAM
           FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF CERTIFIED
           SUBSTANCE ABUSE STAFF TO INCLUDE PSYCHOLOGISTS CERTIFIED BY
           THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION COLLEGE OF
           PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER
           PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

SCR 63        REQUESTING THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS TASK FORCE    HHS,WAM
SR 28         TO STUDY THE ADVISABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF CREATING A DATA
           BANK WITH PROVIDER INFORMATION FOR ACCESS BY HEALTH CARE
           CONSUMERS 

SCR 67        REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO STUDY THE      HHS,WAM
SR 31         EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS ON THE INCIDENCE OF
           CANCER IN HAWAII'S POPULATION

SCR 74        REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A      HHS,WAM
           STUDY OF LATEX PRODUCTS IN USE IN HAWAII IN HOSPITALS,
           CLINICS, AND MEDICAL FACILITIES


 
SCR 75        REQUESTING A STUDY OF FLOURIDATION OF DRINKING        HHS,WAM
           WATER

SCR 77        REQUESTING THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES              HHS,WAM
           ROUNDTABLE TO FORM A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE AND DISCUSS
           SELECTED ISSUES RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE

SCR 91        URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SCHOOL OF PUBLIC      HHS,EDU
           HEALTH TO FOSTER AN IMPROVED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT
           OF HEALTH

SCR 99        URGING THE HAWAII APPLESEED PUBLIC INTEREST LAW       HHS,JDC
           CENTER (HAWAII APPLESEED) TO CONTINUE ITS WORK ON A
           COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HAWAII STATUTES 
           RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION
           
SCR 122       REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A HUNGER AND FOOD         HHS,WAM
           SECURITY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM FOR FOR PROVIDING
           VALID AND RELIABLE ESTIMATES OF HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY

SCR 152       REQUESTING THE HAWAII PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS AND      HHS,CPN
           RESPONSIBILITIES TASK FORCE TO MAKE A THOROUGH STUDY OF THE
           ISSUES RELATING TO THE USE OF THE TERM "MEDICAL NECESSITY" TO
           DETERMINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE DEFINITION OF "MEDICAL
           NECESSITY," OR TO DEVELOP NEW TERMS TO BETTER RESOLVE THE
           ISSUES EXAMINED

SCR 153       REQUESTING THAT NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS BE            HHS,WAM
           CONSIDERED AS EQUAL TO PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS FOR PURPOSES
           OF HEALTH CARE PLANS AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES

SCR 194       SUPPORTING THE USE OF INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT          HHS,WAM
           ACCOUNTS

SCR 218       REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT        HHS,WAM
           A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THE CURRENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
           ON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE TO DETERMINE THE BENEFITS AND HARMFUL
           EFFECTS, IF ANY, AND THE EFFICACY OR INEFFECTIVENESS, AS THE
           CASE MAY BE, OF THE VARIOUS FORMS OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE.

SR 5          REQUESTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND             HHS
           HUMAN SERVICES TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
           THE BEST ALTERNATIVE FOR ELIMINATING THE HOMELESS IN
           CHINATOWN


                   No testimony will be accepted.


For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-6130.