Appropriates funds to the department of health for the posting of care facility inspection reports on the department's website.
Requires a health carrier with a network plan to maintain a network that provides sufficient practitioners and services to meet the needs of the enrollees or members. (HB914 HD1)
Appropriates funds for a full-time associate professor and a full-time associate specialist position within the University of Hawaii Center on Aging. (HB609 HD2)
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued after 12/31/18 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months.
Makes an appropriation to the Department of Health for the Kupuna Care Program. (HB608 HD1)
Amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to public safety.
Directs the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation or any appropriate entity of the State to initiate negotiations to keep the rental units of the Front Street Apartments on the island of Maui affordable or to acquire the property to provide affordable rents to households. Appropriates funds. (HB1553 HD1)
Requires DOH to develop guidelines for the mandatory disclosure of cesspools on real property.
Short form bill relating to public safety.
Establishes and funds a two-year pilot school sidewalk maintenance and repair program that requires counties to maintain and repair sidewalks in school zones or other areas of significant school related pedestrian traffic. Requires each county to report on the status of the pilot program.
