HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS

Rep. Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair

Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. John M. Mizuno

Rep. Gene Ward

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 6, 2020

TIME:

8:35 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) has been ADDED to the agenda:  HB2098

 

HB 2455

Status

RELATING TO DEMENTIA TRAINING.

Requires the departments of health and human services to develop and provide dementia training to first responders and investigators from DHS's adult protective services program.

 

HSH, FIN

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Wednesday, February 5 at 9:00 a.m.  No public testimony will be accepted.

 

HB 2098

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a program for providing additional home- and community-based services to at-risk individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, or developmental disabilities who meet certain criteria and who do not meet Medicaid's criteria for treatment at an intermediate care facility.  Requires the department to seek a section 1115 waiver to amend the state Medicaid plan to cover home- and community-based services for individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, or developmental disabilities.  Appropriates funds.

 

HSH, CPC, 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: One copy (including an original) to Room 314 in the State Capitol;

FAX:     For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-8437 (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 20MB 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 586-6564 or 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. Joy A. San Buenaventura

Chair