Establishes the prevent suicide Hawaiʻi 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.
For policies, contracts, plans, agreements, and plan contracts issued or renewed after 12/31/2023, requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for standard fertility preservation services.
Establishes a refundable job creation income tax credit for employers who increase the number of full-time employees in the State and make certain capital investment expenditures. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Adopts the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to create a comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards and provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Beginning 1/1/2024, requires public schools, private schools, and public charter schools to have an employee trained to administer or assist with seizure disorder rescue medication. Requires all principals, guidance counselors, and teachers to perform self-study review of seizure disorder materials annually. Requires a seizure action plan for every diagnosed student and distribution of the plan to employees charged with supervising the student. Requires an annual age-appropriate seizure education program to be provided to all students. Exempts schools that do not have a student with a seizure disorder. Appropriates funds.
Establishes the Public Education Scholarship Program within the University of Hawaiʻi to provide students who are residents of the State with school tuition in return for a service commitment to teach in a public school classroom of the Department of Education or Hawaiʻi public charter school, under certain conditions. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
Authorizes physician assistants to sign orders for respiratory therapy and plans of care. Expands the class of health care providers under whom respiratory therapists may practice respiratory care to include physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Establishes a two-year infant and toddler child care contracted slots pilot program to develop and implement procedures to subsidize child care slots in licensed infant and toddler child care settings. Requires reports to the legislature.
Authorizes health care providers, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and faith-based organizations to distribute supplemental nutrition assistance program applications to anyone interested in applying for program benefits. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Reestablishes the Long-Term Care Commission within the University of Hawaiʻi College of Social Sciences' Social Science Research Institute to identify further needed reforms of Hawaiʻi's long-term care system. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD1)
