Health
Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Requesting That The University Of Hawaii Provide Information To The Legislature On Possible Techniques To Eliminate Mosquitos From Hawaii. [HR-57]
Requesting That The University Of Hawaii Provide Information To The Legislature On Possible Techniques To Eliminate Mosquitos From Hawaii.
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Gettr Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To The Patient Navigation Program. [SB-1238]
Makes an appropriation as a grant for a two-year temporary patient navigation program at Molokai General Hospital for patients with chronic disease in medically underserved rural communities. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Workforce Health. [HB-1503]
Establishes a requirement that all workers who handle restricted use pesticides are to undergo mandatory medical checks by the department of health.
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [SB-1129]
Establishes a medical aid in dying act that establishes a regulatory process under which an adult resident of the State with a medically confirmed terminal disease may obtain a prescription for medication to be self-administered to end the patient's life. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Environmental Protection. [SB-1198]
Phases in a prohibition on the manufacture and sale of personal care products containing synthetic plastic microbeads.
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Vaccines. [HB-779]
Exempts from vaccination, revaccination, or immunization requirements of the Department of Health, any person who objects in writing to the requirements due to the person's philosophical beliefs. Replaces the Director of Health's discretion to overcome an individual's objection because of an epidemic with authority to order unvaccinated individuals to self-quarantine at home.
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [HB-567]
Short form bill relating to health.
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [SB-514]
Authorizes pharmacists to administer the human papillomavirus, Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis), meningococcal, or influenza vaccine to persons between eleven and seventeen years of age. Specifies requirements pharmacists must meet prior to administering the human papillomavirus, Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis), meningococcal, or influenza vaccine. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [HB-568]
Short form bill relating to health.
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [HB-676]
Authorizes pharmacists to administer the human papillomavirus, meningococcal, influenza, or tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccines to persons between eleven and seventeen years of age pursuant to a prescription issued by the person's primary care provider. (HB676 HD1)
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [HB-566]
Short form bill relating to health.
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Marijuana. [HB-662]
Authorizes the director of health to establish maximum retail prices for medical marijuana and manufactured marijuana products. Delays authority to establish medical marijuana price controls until 7/1/2018.
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [HB-569]
Short form bill relating to health.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Blood Lead Level [SB-1195]
Altering the elevated blood lead level at which an owner of an affected property is required to satisfy the modified risk reduction standard; and altering the elevated blood lead level at which a local health department is required to notify specified persons.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Substance Abuse Treatment Outcome Partnership Fund [SB-1194]
Altering the definition of "eligible functions" to allow funds from the Substance Abuse Treatment Outcome Partnership Fund to be used for recovery support systems; altering the definition of "eligible population" to allow funds from the Fund to be used for services provided to individuals in recovery; requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2019, and subject to the limitations of the State budget, the Governor to annually include $8,400,000 in the State budget for the Fund; etc.
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Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Community Paramedic Services. [HB-216]
Implements the recommendations of the working group convened pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 90, Regular Session of 2016, by establishing and appropriating funds for a three-year community paramedic services pilot program. Requires a report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2021.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Certifying Providers - Written Certifications [HB-1655]
Altering the definition of "written certification", for purposes of provisions of law governing medical cannabis, to require that a written certification issued by a certifying provider to a specified qualifying patient include a specified recommendation on the amount of medical cannabis that would be necessary to meet the needs of the qualifying patient.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Health - Certificates of Birth - Births Outside an Institution [SB-1174]
Requiring the attending clinician or a designee of the attending clinician to prepare a certificate of birth, secure specified signatures, and file the certificate within 5 calendar days after a birth occurs outside an institution with an attending clinician; requiring the attending clinician, within 5 calendar days after the birth, to provide the date of birth and specified information that is required on a certificate of birth; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Nursing Homes - Lifting of Immobile Patients - Requirements [HB-1647]
Requiring specified related institutions to require at least two patient care personnel to perform lifts of immobile patients.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy [HB-1643]
Requiring specified health benefit plans and specified carriers to provide a special enrollment period during which specified individuals who become pregnant may enroll in a health benefit plan; establishing the duration of the special enrollment period; establishing specified effective dates of coverage for specified individuals enrolled in specified health benefit plans during the special enrollment period; applying the Act to all health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2018; etc.