Authorizes medical treatment by administrative order of pretrial detainees or committed persons despite their objection. Establishes criteria for issuing court or administrative orders and the process to determine whether an administrative order should be issued for medical treatment over the pretrial detainee's or committed person's objection.
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Requires parking placards for disabled persons to bear the disabled person's photograph and prominently display its expiration date. Establishes a penalty for using a placard after the death of the person to whom the placard was issued.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for the coordinated statewide homeless initiative, subject to certain conditions. Takes effect 7/1/2030. (SD1)
Authorizes any continuum of care to offer a stipend to volunteers assisting in the point-in-time count conducted annually to determine the number of homeless individuals in the State, as a condition of receiving federal homeless assistance from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (HB1445 HD1)
Requires health care facilities to first request transport services from an air ambulance that is contracted with the patient's health carrier when transferring a patient to another health care facility via air ambulance. Requires notification if a non-contracted air ambulance service is utilized. Establishes a procedure for dispute resolutions.
Allows the Department of Human Services to contract with a victim service provider to operate and manage a sex trafficking special treatment facility for trafficking victims who are minors. Appropriates funds. (HB125 HD1)
Establishes requirements for gerontologist licensure beginning on 7/1/2018.
Appropriates funds as a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, HRS, to support basic operations, staff salaries and benefits, and continued hospitalist physician services at Wahiawa General Hospital. (HB1446 HD1)
Appropriates funds to the department of human services to continue to administer the housing first program, and to expand the housing first program outside of Oahu, for chronically homeless individuals.
Makes an appropriation for the Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator position. (HB611 HD1)