HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
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Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair |
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Rep. Jenna Takenouchi, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Terez Amato |
Rep. John M. Mizuno |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Diamond Garcia |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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9:45 AM |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR UNLICENSED CARE HOMES. Clarifies the penalty to be assessed on any person who intentionally operates a care facility without a certificate or license.
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HLT, JHA, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Clarifies who is prohibited from knowingly referring or transferring patients to an uncertified or unlicensed care facility. Repeals the landlord exclusion. Requires the department of health to prioritize complaint allegations based on severity for inspections of state-licensed or state-certified care facilities.
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HLT, CPC, JHA |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP. Appropriates funds to the Executive Office on Aging within the Department of Health for the Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Appropriates funds for the executive office on aging to create an Alzheimer's disease public health campaign.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Reestablishes the long-term care commission within the University of Hawaii college of social sciences public policy center to identify further needed reforms of Hawaii's long-term care system. Appropriates moneys.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII ABLE SAVINGS PROGRAM. Authorizes the director of finance to use funds deposited into the Hawaii ABLE savings program trust fund for any expenses incurred in developing and administering the Hawaii ABLE savings program. Establishes a position within the state council on developmental disabilities of the department of health to support the Hawaii ABLE savings program. Appropriates funds.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO SERVICE ANIMALS. Requires that a disclaimer be provided by sellers or providers of emotional support animals or certificates, identifications, tags, vests, leashes, and harnesses for emotional support animals that the animal is not a service animal. Establishes penalties.
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HLT, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS STABILIZATION BEDS. Appropriates funds to the Adult Mental Health Division of the Department of Health to support increased behavioral health crisis stabilization beds. Creates a working group to get county input on possible sites for these crisis stabilization beds. Effective 7/1/2023.
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________________________________________ Rep. Della Au Belatti Chair |
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