Department of Health - Other Initiatives
HB1110, SB928: RELATING TO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PROTECTION
Reduces the risk of identity theft by re-defining the type of confidential data the Department of Health must submit to county elections clerks for the purpose of identifying registered voters.
HB1111, SB929: RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF THE DIETICIAN LICENSURE PROGRAM
Repeals the dietitian licensure program currently within the Department of Health.
HB1112, SB930: RELATING TO VOLUNTEER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Enhances the State’s public health care workforce by providing reasonable immunity from liability for licensed medical personnel providing volunteer services on behalf of the State or a county.
HB1113, SB931: RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS
Protects the public from potential disease outbreaks by authorizing the Department of Health to obtain plant, animal, food, or other environmental samples necessary to conduct an epidemiologic investigation.
HB1114, SB932: RELATING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING
Improves early diagnosis and treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) by aligning Hawai`i law with recommendations from the federal Centers for Disease Control.
HB1115, SB933: RELATING TO TEMPORARY LICENSURE OF DENTISTS
Improves access to dental care for the underserved by authorizing dentists not licensed in the State of Hawai`i, who are employed or under contract with the Department of Health, to receive temporary licensure in the State.
HB1116, SB934: RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION
Establishes up to two exempt, federally-funded positions at the Department of Health to carryout duties required by the federal Clean Water Act.
HB1117, SB935: RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE LAW
Promotes the clean-up and reuse of contaminated properties in Hawaii by conforming State law to the federal Brownfields Revitalization Act.
HB1118, SB936: RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CERTIFICATES
Repeals an outdated requirement for certain businesses, such as tenement and boarding houses, to receive a sanitation license from the Department of Health.
HB1119, SB937: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH
Improves the Department of Health’s ability to manage the number of patients at Hawai`i State Hospital by clarifying provisions in current law.
HB1120, SB938: RELATING TO MEDICAL LIABILITY
Addresses medical malpractice insurance costs by capping non-economic damages at $250,000, establishing limits for attorney contingent fees, and requiring that economic damages be allocated based upon proportionate percentage of negligence.
HB1121, SB939: RELATING TO ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
Reverses the order for review of Certificates of Need (CON) for new medical facilities to allow county or local councils to conduct the final review; requires a hearing to reconsider the denial of a CON to be held on the island where the medical facility or service would be provided; increases from $4 million to $8 million the threshold expenditure requiring a CON; and broadens the list of medical facilities exempt from the CON requirement to avoid unnecessary reviews of medical services in short supply.
HB1122, SB940: RELATING TO INSURANCE
Reduces the Department’s administrative costs by requiring insurance plans, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to pay the State directly for the provision of pre-hospital ambulance treatment and transport services.
HB1123, SB941: RELATING TO HAWAI`I HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION BACKGROUND CHECKS
Improves patient safety at Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) facilities by authorizing HHSC to conduct criminal history background checks on employees, applicants, current or prospective contractors, providers, or volunteers.
HB1124, SB942: RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Enhances health and environmental protections by allowing the Department of Health to prohibit the delivery of petroleum products to underground storage tanks that do not meet the safety features required by the federal Energy Policy Act.
