HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Chris Todd

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Andria P.L. Tupola

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

TIME:

10:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 561

Status

RELATING TO DENTISTRY.

Requires every dentist to post, in a conspicuous place, a notice containing contact information for the Consumer Resource Center of the Regulated Industries Complaints Office.  Requires the Board of Dental Examiners to ensure on-site inspections of the facilities, equipment, and staffing of all applicants seeking written authorizations or permits for the administration of general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate (conscious) sedation.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 1484

Status

RELATING TO ASSAULT.

Establishes that an offense is assault in the second degree if a person intentionally or knowingly causes bodily injury to a health care or human services professional.  Defines health care or human services professional.

 

HLT, JUD

HB 1495

Status

RELATING TO REMOTE SALES OF CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

Prohibits the remote sale and distribution of cigarettes and tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, to consumers except to licensed wholesalers or dealers and permit-holding retailers.  Makes violation of the prohibition a class C felony subject to a maximum fine of $5,000.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 918

Status

RELATING TO EARLY INTERVENTION.

Appropriates funds for the procurement of, and maintenance and training for, a web-based data system in the department of health's early intervention section.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 1446

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to support basic operations, staff salaries and benefits, and continued hospitalist physician services at Wahiawa General Hospital.

 

HLT, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Testimony should indicate:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·     The date and time of the hearing; and

·     Measure number. 

 

While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  15 copies (including an original) to Room 403 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-6311 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or

WEB:     For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website.  This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-9425or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

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Rep. Della Au Belatti

Chair