THE SENATE
KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
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Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair |
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Senator Henry J.C. Aquino, Vice Chair |
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1:00 P.M. |
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Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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HHS |
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RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to establish and administer a family leave insurance program. Provides family leave insurance benefits and extends the period of family leave to 16 weeks for businesses that employ one or more employees who meet the hourly qualifications. Eliminates the previous threshold of 100 employees for employers to be subject to the family leave law. Appropriates funds.
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LBT/HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO TELEPHONIC SERVICES. Conforms existing Medicaid requirements to health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to cover services provided through telehealth, including by way of an interactive telecommunications system. Defines "interactive telecommunications system" to match the 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule.
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LBT/HHS, CPN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Establishes income tax credits for employers who provide their employees with child care.
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LBT/HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO LABOR STANDARDS AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. Establish certain minimum staff-to-patient ratios for hospitals, care homes, and dialysis facilities. Requires hospitals to create hospital staffing committees and staffing plans. Establishes certain meal break, rest break, and overtime provisions applicable to health care personnel at hospitals, care homes, and dialysis facilities. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for implementation and enforcement.
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HHS/LBT, CPN/WAM |
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No testimony will be accepted.
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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