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: |
Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
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9:00AM |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires health insurance coverage of orthodontic treatment for orofacial anomalies. (HB174 HD2)
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Prohibits doctors and podiatrists from prescribing more than three sequential thirty-day prescriptions totaling a ninety-day supply of a schedule II controlled substance. Prohibits refills of a schedule III controlled substance more than five times. (HB1176 HD2)
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RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to post and update information on drugs formularies on their websites for the benefit of insureds, potential insureds, and providers. (HB261 HD2)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Increases the minimum age in which one can purchase any tobacco product or electronic smoking device from 18 to 21 years of age. Prohibits the sale or furnishing of tobacco, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices to persons under 21 years of age. (HB385 HD1)
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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. Requires birthing facilities to report certain critical congenital heart defect screening data to the Department of Health. (HB467 HD1)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Authorizes the Maui Regional System to enter into an agreement with a private entity to transition one or more of its facilities into a new private Hawaii nonprofit corporation. (HB1075 HD2)
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Reconsolidates HHSC operational administration and oversight by eliminating regional system boards. Repeals certain limits on operational authority. Amends HHSC supplemental bargaining agreements for HHSC employees. (HB1112 HD2)
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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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