2009 Legislative Bills
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Bills HPCA Supports as of May 4, 2009 |
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Senate Bills |
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| SB 169, SD2 HD1 | Would create Hawaii Health Corps with stipends for physicians and doctors to work in underserved areas. |
In conference 4/29 @ 2:30 p.m. Room 229 |
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| SB 426 | Would extend dental temporary license to participants in accredited dental residency program | Passed 4/16. Sent to Governor for signature | |
| SB 1140, SD2, HD2 | Same purpose as SB 588 |
5/1 Deferred indefinitely |
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| SB 1142, SD1 | Would increase physician assistants role |
Passed 4/29
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| SB 1344, HD1 | Would eliminate positive enrollment for QUEST and QUEST Expanded Access recipients. |
In conference
4/29 @ 11:00 a.m. Room 229 |
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| SB 1673, SD2, HD2 | Authorizes corporate structure changes to HHSC and requires collaboration with FQHCs. |
Passed with amendments 5/1
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| SB 1679 | Appropriates moneys from the emergency and budget reserve fund to maintain levels of programs for educaiton, human services, and health. Effective July 1, 2090. |
Deferred indefinitely 5/1
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House Bills |
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| HB 343 HD1 | Would fund a family medicine residency program on Neighbor Islands |
Passed with amendments 5/1
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| HB 895, HD2 | Would increase the tobacco tax on tobacco products other than cigarettes from 40 percent to 80 percent of the wholesale prices and deposits and unspecified percentage of the proceeds collected into the CHC special fund |
Passed 4/22. Transmitted to Governor fo signature |
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| HB 989 HD1, SD1 | Would establish new Keiki Care Program with primary care to be provided by FQHCs |
Passed with amendments 5/1
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| HB 991, HD2, SD1 | Would create a loan repayment program for physicians who commit to work in underserved areas. |
In conference 4/29 @ 2:30 p.m. Room 229
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| HB 1371, SD1 | Directs funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5, or other federal stimulus acts for health care programs. |
Deferred indefinitely 5/1 |
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| HB 1378 | Would ensure that nurse practitioners are recognized and reimbursed by insurers |
Passed 4/29
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| HB 1525 | Would require that all future Medicaid contracts be awarded to nonprofit health plans |
Passed with amendments 5/1
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| HB 1642 HD1, SD1 | Would specify that proposals for purchases of health and human services must be submitted by duly licesned providers and for the exact amount to be expended by the State, unless statutes do not require teh business to be licensed to provide the service being bid on. |
Passed with amendments 5/1
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| HB 1782 HD2, SD2 | Creates an office of the state coordinator of health information technology and a health information exchange task force to assist in developing a health informmation exchange program. Effective 7/1/50 (SD2) |
In conference. 4/30 @ 2:00 p.m. Room 229 |
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