KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
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Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair |
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Senator Henry J.C. Aquino, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 |
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1:00 PM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A M E N D E D A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP. Appropriates funds to the executive office on aging for the Hawaii healthy aging partnership. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO MEDICAID PATIENT CARE. Appropriates funds to provide enhanced payments to type I adult residential care homes and developmental disabilities domiciliary homes that are caring for medicaid patients. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO CARE HOMES. Appropriates funds for enhanced payments for each medicaid-eligible client cared for by certain care homes over the last fourteen years. Effective 7/30/3000. (HD1)
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HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO MARRIAGE. Provides for the replacement of certificates of marriage for individuals who have changed their gender, sex, and, if applicable, name. (HD3)
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HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. Establishes an early intervention services working group within the department of health to study and recommend ways to assist and support deaf and hard of hearing children, including implementation strategies. Requires report to legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH. Establishes a two-year child and adolescent crisis mobile outreach team pilot program on Oahu and one neighbor island site to expand existing crisis response services. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Requires the department of human services to establish a three-year return-to-home pilot program to return homeless individuals in the State to families and relatives in their home states. Appropriates funds for the implementation of the return-to-home pilot program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE FUEL TANK ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Requires the Fuel Tank Advisory Committee to hold no fewer than one regular meeting in each quarter of a calendar year. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO TELEHEALTH. Authorizes reimbursement of telehealth services provided by way of an interactive telecommunications system be reimbursed. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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HHS, CPN |
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[Measure deleted on 03-14-23] |
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RELATING TO AMBULANCES. Appropriate funds to the department of health for the purchase of one advanced life support ambulance and related equipment to be based in central Maui, and to fund pay-related personnel costs for state-certified emergency medical services personnel. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist West Maui Hospital Foundation, Inc. in the construction of West Maui Hospital and Medical Center in the county of Maui, including any necessary infrastructure. Requires the county of Maui to serve as guarantor of any debt service on the special purpose revenue bonds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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HHS, WAM |
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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 Joy A. San Buenaventura Chair |
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