THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair |
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Senator Josh Green, Vice Chair |
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Senator Josh Green, Chair |
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Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 03, 2015 |
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TIME: |
1:20 pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO AGING. Part I: Appropriates funds for the kupuna care program and an aging and disability resource center. Part II: Removes hiring requirement by director of health in accordance with chapters 76 and 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the position of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator. Appropriates funds for the Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator. Part III: Appropriates funds for fall prevention and early detection services for the elderly. Part IV: Appropriates funds for various senior center programs. Part V: Appropriates funds to support the healthy aging partnership program. Part VI: Appropriates funds for an Alzheimer's disease and related dementia public awareness campaign.
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RELATING TO CAREGIVING. Requires hospitals to provide patients the opportunity to designate a caregiver upon entry to a hospital. Establishes hospital requirements regarding caregivers, including designation of a caregiver, notification to a caregiver, and a discharge plan for patients. Provides hospitals, hospital employees, and consultants or contractors that have a contractual relationship with a hospital with immunity regarding caregiving. Effective 7/1/16.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds to continue administration of the Hawaii home visiting program, a hospital-based early identification designed to enhance health and safety outcomes and prevent child abuse and neglect, and ensure continuation of home visiting services in certain priority high-risk neighborhoods.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds to the department of human services to restore basic adult dental benefits to medicaid enrollees and to provide outreach and eligibility services for individuals and families at federally qualified health centers. Appropriates funds from the community health centers special fund to establish health care homes.
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RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. Continues the hospital sustainability program by extending its sunset date to June 30, 2016, updating the referral dates in the statute, and revising the funding amount for the hospital sustainability program for fiscal year 2015-2016. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes one permanent full-time equivalent (1.00 FTE) fetal alcohol spectrum disorder coordinator position in the family services division of the department of health. Makes an appropriation.
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HTH/HSH, WAM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Josh Green Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland Chair |