| Bill Numbers | | Description |
| SB296
HB490 | | RELATING TO CAREGIVING:
Requires hospitals to provide patients the opportunity to designate a caregiver upon entry to a hospital. Establishes hospital requirements regarding caregivers, including designation of a caregiver, notification to a caregiver, and a discharge plan for patients. Provides hospitals, hospital employees, and consultants or contractors that have a contractual relationship with a hospital with immunity regarding caregiving. Effective 7/1/16. |
| SB297
HB491 | | MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO IMPLEMENT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TASK FORCE ON MOBILITY
MANAGEMENT, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ACT 214,
SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2013:
Makes an appropriation to the department of health to implement
the recommendations of the task force on mobility management,
established pursuant to Act 214, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013. |
| SB295
HB492 | | RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY:
Appropriates funds for the judiciary to enter into contracts with
community mediation centers for mediation services. |
| SB294
HB494 | | MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII
HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION:
Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the
functions of the Hawaii health systems corporation and its regions. |
| SB964
HB497 | | RELATING TO AGING:
Part I: Appropriates funds for the kupuna care program and an aging and disability resource center. Part II: Removes hiring requirement by director of health in accordance with chapters 76 and 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the position of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator. Appropriates funds for the Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator. Part III: Appropriates funds for fall prevention and early detection services for the elderly. Part IV: Appropriates funds for various senior center programs. Part V: Appropriates funds to support the healthy aging partnership program. Part VI: Appropriates funds for an Alzheimer's disease and related dementia public awareness campaign. |
| SB967
HB493 | | RELA TTNG TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAW ATI:
Appropriates funds for a permanent full-time director (1.0 FTE) and permanent full-time faculty specialist position (1.0 FTE) within the University of Hawaii center on aging. |
| SB965
HB496 | | RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT:
Establishes a family leave insurance program, which requires
employees to make contributions into a trust fund to be used to
provide employees with family leave insurance benefits in order to
care for a designated person. Appropriates funds to DLIR to
implement the program. |
| SB968
HB498 | | MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ADULT PROTECTIVE
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES BRANCH:
Appropriates moneys for FY 2016 and FY 2017 from the state general fund for positions within the adult protective and community services branch. |
| SB966
HB495 | | RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF SUPPLIERS OF DURABLE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT:
Establishes a licensure requirement for durable medical equipment suppliers participating in the nationwide competitive bidding program. Appropriates funds from the office of health care assurance special fund to administer the durable medical equipment licensing program . |
| HCR14. | | RECOGNIZING THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AND DESIGNATING MAY AS 'OLDER AMERICANS MONTH' IN HAWAII. |
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