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House health committee advances hospital licensing, surveillance, food regulation and other bills in single vote session
Summary
In addition to the psychologist pilot and emerging‑therapies task force, the House Committee on Health advanced a package of bills March 20 — including hospital and home‑health licensing reforms, a food/drug/cosmetics consolidation, syndromic surveillance, a Molokai physician/dental needs study, a Waikiki noise pilot and commerce/insurance language — mostly with technical amendments.
At its March 20 decision session the House Committee on Health advanced several bills with technical changes and report language after hearing agency and stakeholder testimony earlier in the day.
Votes at a glance (committee action adopted unless noted): • SB 22 71 (hospital licensing): advanced with technical amendments to align DOH processes with accreditation standards and to clarify report requirements. • SB 22 72 (home health licensing): advanced with technical amendments. • SB 31 37 (food, drugs,…
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