Bill Text: HI SB281 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Department Of Health.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-12 - Act 060, 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). [SB281 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-SB281-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
PART I
SECTION 1. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 to meet the collective bargaining requirements and recurring personnel costs for service providers contracted to provide pre-hospital emergency medical services necessary to maintain the current level of pre-hospital emergency medical services.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for current expenses incurred as a result of increases in the costs of goods, supplies, services, and service providers contracted to provide pre-hospital emergency medical services; cost increases resulting from increases in the volume of calls; and any other costs to maintain the current level of pre-hospital emergency medical services not otherwise provided for in this Act.
PART II
SECTION 3. This part shall be known and may be cited as "Keo's Law".
SECTION 4. The legislature finds that the department of health is responsible for administering and maintaining the state comprehensive emergency medical services system, or state medical emergency system, by planning, coordinating, and providing assistance to all public and private entities and agencies involved in the state medical emergency system. This administration and maintenance ensures that all emergency services or ambulance services conducted by or under the authorization of the department of health or any county are consistent with part XVIII, chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The state medical emergency system provides for the arrangement of personnel, facilities, and equipment, primarily in the pre-hospital setting, for the effective and coordinated delivery of health care services under emergency conditions, regardless of whether the emergency condition occurs as a result of the patient's condition, natural disasters, or other causes. The state medical emergency system also provides personnel, personnel training, communications, emergency transportation, facilities, coordination with emergency medical and critical care services, coordination and use of available public safety agencies, promotion of consumer participation, accessibility to care, mandatory standard medical recordkeeping, consumer information and education, independent review and evaluation, disaster linkage, mutual aid agreements, and other components necessary to meet the purposes of the state medical emergency system.
The department of health is responsible for establishing standards for emergency medical services and for emergency medical service systems consistent with the state medical emergency system, and applicable federal guidelines for these services, and the regulation of ambulances within the State, including the certification of vehicles, equipment, supplies, and communication systems.
The state emergency medical services advisory committee is administratively attached to the department of health to serve in an advisory capacity to the department of health on all matters relating to the state medical emergency system. The department of health, in consultation with the state emergency medical services advisory committee, is responsible for determining the levels of emergency medical services that are implemented in each county and is authorized to contract to provide emergency services, including emergency aeromedical services, or any necessary component of a county emergency services system in accordance with the state medical emergency system. The department of health is responsible for establishing reasonable fees for services rendered to the public by the department of health, any county, or a private agency. To fulfill the duties of the emergency medical services and injury prevention system branch, it is imperative that the department of health strive to ensure that the state medical emergency system is efficiently maintained and effectively provides emergency services.
The purpose of this part is to require the department of health to contract with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study of the state medical emergency system to identify issues and problems with the system and propose initiatives to improve the system.
SECTION 5. The department of health shall contract with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study of the state medical emergency system. The purpose of the study is to identify issues and problems with the system and propose initiatives to improve the system. The department of health shall submit a written report of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2020.
SECTION 6. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 for the department of health to contract with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to perform a study of the state medical emergency system.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this part.
PART III
SECTION 7. The sums appropriated in this Act shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
DOH; Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services; Appropriation; Study
Description:
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to maintain the current level of pre-hospital emergency medical services. Requires DOH to contract with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study of the State Medical Emergency System. Appropriates funds for the study. (SB281 HD2)
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