THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
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Senator Josh Green, Chair |
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Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, February 06, 2015 |
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TIME: |
1:15PM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for autism diagnosis and treatment.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds for the direct health care, including primary medical, dental, and behavioral services, for uninsured and underinsured residents of the State.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires each individual or group accident and health or sickness insurance policy and hospital or medical service contract issued or renewed after December 31, 2015, to provide coverage for medically necessary orthodontic services for the treatment of orofacial anomalies.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires health insurance coverage of orthodontic treatment for orofacial anomalies.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO FERTILITY RIGHTS OF CANCER PATIENTS. Requires insurance coverage for embryo, oocyte, and sperm cryopreservation procedures to preserve the fertility of adults diagnosed with cancer who have not yet started cancer treatment.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires birthing facilities to perform a pulse oximetry test or other medically accepted screening on newborns to screen for critical congenital heart defects.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Enables patients to obtain their medical records free of charge from medical facilities that have declared bankruptcy.
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HTH/CPN |
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RELATING TO PHARMACY AUDITS. Establishes procedures for audits of pharmacies conducted by a health care provider, insurance company, third-party payor, department of health, or any entity that represents such companies, groups, or department.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO DENTISTRY. Grants the board of dental examiners the power to issue cease and desist orders for the unlicensed practice of dentistry and for any other act or practice in violation of the dental licensing laws.
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HTH/CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO DENTISTRY. Permits the board of dental examiners to issue cease and desist orders for the unlicensed practice of dentistry. Makes the continued unlicensed practice of dentistry after receipt of a cease and desist or a class c felony.
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HTH/CPN, JDL |
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RELATING TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE. Provides insurance coverage equality for women who are diagnosed with infertility by making available to them expanded treatment options, ensuring adequate and affordable health care services.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE AUDITOR. Appropriates funds to the auditor to conduct a study on the effects of requiring insurers to cover infertility procedures.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE. Provides insurance coverage equality for women who are diagnosed with infertility by making available to them expanded treatment options, ensuring adequate and affordable health care services.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR BRAIN INJURIES. Requires certain insurance contracts and plans to provide coverage beginning 1/1/2016 for treatment of brain injuries, including cognitive and neurocognitive therapy, neurobehavioral and neuropsychological testing or treatment, and necessary post-acute transition services or community reintegration activities for a period of at least twenty years from the date the injury occurred and up to a lifetime cap per person of $300,000.
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HTH/CPN, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Josh Green Chair |
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