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HB1340 - Relating To Mental Health.
Adrian Tam, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Director of Health to establish a Temporary Breakthrough Therapy Designation Advisory Council within 3 months of certain breakthrough therapy designation approvals by the United States Food and Drug Administration. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB449 - Relating To Child Protection.
May Besario Mizuno
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishes definitions of "immediate harm" and "protective custody warrant" for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer who assumes protective custody of a child who is subject to immediate harm to provide a written report detailing the observations justifying the immediate removal to the department within twenty-four hours of assuming custody of the child. Requires a copy of the police report to be provided to the parents of the child and to the court. Requires the department of human services to provide written notice to a parent of parental rights when conducting an investigation regarding a child who has been harmed or may be subject to imminent or threatened harm.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1416 - Relating To Medicaid.
Terez Amato, Ernesto M. Ganaden, Jeanne Kapela
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Requires the department of human services to adopt rules, contingent on the approval of the Hawaii state plan amendment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to remove the $2,000-per-individual asset limit for eligibility for assistance under the med-QUEST program. Requires a report to legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB906 - Relating To The Commission On Water Resource Management.
Mahina M. Poepoe, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated almost 2 years ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to conduct an audit of the State's surface water transmission systems.
STATUS
Introduced
HB221 - Relating To Human Services.
May Besario Mizuno
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Provides that certain pregnant women receiving state-funded medical assistance and who receive substance abuse treatment are eligible for substance abuse treatment and related mental health services for an additional ten months following childbirth. (HD1)
STATUS
Introduced
HB1198 - Relating To Mental Health.
May Besario Mizuno, Terez Amato, Della au Belatti
Last updated almost 2 years ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Establishes the prevent suicide Hawaii taskforce within the Department of Health. Requires the task force to make annual recommendations to the Legislature on ways to reduce suicide rates in the State by 25% by 2025. Dissolves the task force on 1/1/2027.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1387 - Relating To The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.
Richard H K Onishi, Kirstin Ak Kahaloa, May Besario Mizuno
Last updated almost 2 years ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Clarifies that the appointment and removal of the chief executive officer of the Hawaii health systems corporation requires a majority vote by the voting members of the corporation board, rather than by the entire membership of the board.
STATUS
Introduced
HB314 - Relating To Food Banks.
Cedric Asuega Gates, Cory M. Chun, Elle Cochran
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to the Office of Community Services to fund the purchase, storage, and transportation of food for distribution to the food banks in the State. (SD2)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1217 - Relating To Medical Cannabis.
Della au Belatti, Terez Amato, Elle Cochran
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits any person other than those authorized pursuant to chapter 329, part IX or chapter 329D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, from cultivating, producing, manufacturing, distributing, possessing, or dispensing cannabis for medical use. Clarifies that the definition of "distribution" within the definition of "medical use" is limited to the transfer of cannabis and cannabis paraphernalia from the qualifying patient's registered primary caregiver to the qualifying patient. Clarifies that the authorization for the medical use of cannabis does not apply to the cultivation, handling, or possession of a qualifying patient's cannabis for medical use, unless the person is the qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's registered primary caregiver. Increases the restriction on the number of qualifying patients who may use a grow site to fifty, unless an exemption is obtained by the Department of Health, and authorizes the Department of Public Safety to inspect grow sites for compliance. Establishes that a person who is not a qualifying patient, primary caregiver, qualifying out-of-state patient, or caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient or medical cannabis dispensary under chapter 329D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall not be afforded certain protections. Authorizes only a qualifying patient or their designated primary caregiver to cultivate cannabis after December 31, 2024. Repeals a provision in existing law that exempts certain qualifying patients from obtaining medical cannabis or manufactured cannabis products from authorized sources. Prohibits the mischaracterization or disguise of transactions arising out of the production, manufacture, sale, or distribution of cannabis intended for medical use as another type of compensation or expense. Clarifies that no qualifying patient, primary caregiver, qualifying out-of-state patient, or caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient shall use butane or any other...(see document for full description) (SD1)
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1197 - Relating To Human Services.
May Besario Mizuno, Terez Amato, Cory M. Chun
Last updated almost 2 years ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Appropriates funds to DHS to restore basic adult dental benefits to medicaid enrollees. Requires DHS to obtain the maximum federal matching funds available for this expenditure.
STATUS
Introduced
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