HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2015

LEGISLATIVE FAMILY CAREGIVERS WORKING GROUP

Representative Della Au Belatti	Senator Rosalyn H. Baker
Representative Dee Morikawa	Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
Representative Gregg Takayama	Senator Les Ihara, Jr.

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Tuesday, November 10, 2015
TIME:	10:00 AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 107, Senate Draft 1, House Draft 1, the 2015 Legislative Family Caregivers Working Group is convening to examine and assess issues related to family caregivers.

The purpose of this informational briefing is to brief the Legislative Family Caregivers Working Group on: (i) current models and demonstration projects related to improving care management support and coordination following hospitalization, within primary care practices, and outside of primary care practices; (ii) demonstration projects related to improving care and care coordination for dual-eligible patients qualified for Medicare and Medicaid; and (iii) the types of benefits and services covered within Hawaii’s EUTF plans for transition care from hospital to home to support patients and caregivers.  Invitees to this Informational Briefing include:

· Hector De La Torre, Executive Director, Transamerica Center for Health Studies; and

· Sandra Yahiro, Administrator and/or designative representatives of State of Hawaii, Employer-Union Health Benefits Fund.

No public testimony will be accepted.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the informational briefing  (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-9425 to make a request for arrangements at least 24 hours prior to the briefing.  Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-9425.

________________________________________ Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland Chair, Senate Committee on Human Services	________________________________________ Representative Della Au Belatti Chair, House Committee on Health
________________________________________ Senator Ronald D. Kouchi President of the Senate	________________________________________ Representative Joseph M. Souki Speaker of the House