HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama, Chair |
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Rep. Stacelynn K.M. Eli, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. John M. Mizuno |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Tina Wildberger |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO HOME HEALTH CARE. Prohibits any increase in the fees charged for providing home health care services during the pendency of an emergency proclamation or state of emergency concerning a public health pandemic on the sole basis that the patient receiving the services requires that the home health care service provider be vaccinated against the underlying disease causing the emergency.
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PDP, HHH, CPC |
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RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT. Repeals chapter 128F, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS). Creates a new, appropriately designated chapter in the 127 series of HRS chapters to reincorporate the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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PDP, CMV, JHA |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. Amends chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to clarify State and local authority, ensure effective and adaptable emergency response, and further the goals of transparency and democratic accountability. Prohibits the Governor or mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital specifics during a state of emergency. Allows for a reasonable delay in an agency's response to a request as a result of extenuated circumstances. Clarifies that powers granted for emergency purposes shall not be construed as permitting actions inconsistent with the state constitution. Amends chapter 127A, HRS, to provide for greater clarity and specificity regarding the scope of suspensions of law. Clarifies that Hawaii's emergency management system includes coordination between State and county emergency management functions, where appropriate. Clarifies the legal framework governing the extension and termination of emergency periods. Adds the definition of the term "severe warning" as used in section 127A-30, HRS. Allows the Legislature to, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members to which each house is entitled, terminate a state of emergency, in part or in whole, declared by the Governor. Allows the county council to, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds, terminate a state of emergency, in part or in whole, declared by the mayor. (SD2)
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PDP, JHA |
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RELATING TO MEDICAID PATIENT CARE. Appropriates an unspecified amount of funds to provide for a one-time enhanced payment equal to 15% of Medicaid patient payments of fiscal year 2022-2023 to each nursing facility, community care foster family homes, and expanded adult residential care homes that are caring for Medicaid patients, to assist with pandemic-related costs and lost revenues. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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PDP, HHH, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. Appropriates funds for operational expenses of the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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PDP, CMV, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Linda Ichiyama Chair |
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