THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Chair |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
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1:00PM |
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Via Videoconference |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Bans the sale of flavored tobacco products and mislabeled e-liquid products. Effective 1/1/2023.
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HTH, CPN |
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RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. Expands the authorized scope of practice for physician assistants.
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HTH, CPN |
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS. Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds to support COVID vaccination activities. Effective upon approval.
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HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Creates an early lung cancer screening task force to research what steps and resources are necessary to increase early lung cancer screening in Hawaii. Appropriates funds.
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HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. Streamlines the records review process for physician assistants by including review of physician assistants' prescriptions for controlled substances.
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HTH, CPN/JDC |
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RELATING TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH. Establishes the Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database to be administered by the Department of Health.
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HTH, WAM |
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RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Requires a prescriber to offer a prescription of certain drugs under certain circumstances related to opioid overdose. Requires a prescriber to offer patient education under certain circumstances related to opioid overdose. Requires a pharmacist who dispenses a prescription order for an opioid to notify the individual of the potential dangers of a high dose of an opioid and to offer to dispense to the individual an opioid antagonist; provided that the individual is prescribed specific opioids at specified doses. Exempts patients in hospice or palliative care and residents of veterans community living centers. Requires a pharmacist to notify an individual receiving an opioid antagonist of the availability of generic and brand-name opiate antagonists.
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HTH, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. Requires that the dispensing of a pharmacist-prescribed opioid antagonist be reported to the State's Electronic Prescription Accountability System.
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HTH, JDC |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Authorizes state-licensed and credentialed physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, who are not physically in the State, to issue prescriptions for certain controlled substances under a limited circumstance. Authorizes pharmacies to dispense such prescriptions.
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HTH, CPN/JDC |
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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 Jarrett Keohokalole Chair |
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