Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2775 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2775 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2775
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. (a) There is established within the department of health for administrative purposes a rural health task force. The task force shall consist of the following members: (1) The director of health, or the director's designee, who shall serve as the chairperson; (2) The rural health communities coordinator of the office of primary care and rural health of the department of health; (3) The supervisor of the Maui public health nursing section of the department of health, or the supervisor's designee; (4) The supervisor of the Molokai public health nursing office of the department of health, or the supervisor's designee; (5) The supervisor of the Lanai public health nursing office of the department of health, or the supervisor's designee; and (6) One representative from each of the following rural health care facilities, to be invited by the chairperson: (A) Hana Community Health Center; (B) Molokai General Hospital; (C) Lanai Community Health Center; and (D) Molokai Community Health Center. (b) The task force shall prepare and develop solutions and make recommendations regarding the recruitment of registered nurses, accountability and management of registered nurse retention, and facility-specific needs for the health care sector in rural areas of east Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. The task force shall base its plans and solutions on studies and data related to improving the recruitment of registered nurses in rural areas and retention of registered nurses based on a nurse-to-patient ratio. The duties of the task force shall include but are not limited to: (1) Taking account of the needs of rural health care facilities in east Maui, Molokai, and Lanai; (2) Managing the ratio of registered nurses to patients in each rural health care facility in east Maui, Molokai, and Lanai; (3) Developing recommendations for affordable workforce housing to manage retention of registered nurses; (4) Surveying the demand for telehealth-based medical direction; (5) Considering further retention options, including travel nurses; (6) Analyzing the impact nurse retention has on rural health care facilities; and (7) Researching current best practices on retaining registered nurses. (c) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in carrying out their official duties pursuant to this Act. No member of the task force shall be subject to chapter 84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, solely because of the member's participation in the task force. (d) The task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2025. (e) The task force shall cease to exist on July 1, 2025. SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. (a) There is established within the department of health for administrative purposes a rural health task force. The task force shall consist of the following members:
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51	51	(1) The director of health, or the director's designee, who shall serve as the chairperson;
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53	53	(2) The rural health communities coordinator of the office of primary care and rural health of the department of health;
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55	55	(3) The supervisor of the Maui public health nursing section of the department of health, or the supervisor's designee;
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57	57	(4) The supervisor of the Molokai public health nursing office of the department of health, or the supervisor's designee;
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59	59	(5) The supervisor of the Lanai public health nursing office of the department of health, or the supervisor's designee; and
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61	61	(6) One representative from each of the following rural health care facilities, to be invited by the chairperson:
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63	63	(A) Hana Community Health Center;
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65	65	(B) Molokai General Hospital;
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67	67	(C) Lanai Community Health Center; and
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69	69	(D) Molokai Community Health Center.
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71	71	(b) The task force shall prepare and develop solutions and make recommendations regarding the recruitment of registered nurses, accountability and management of registered nurse retention, and facility-specific needs for the health care sector in rural areas of east Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. The task force shall base its plans and solutions on studies and data related to improving the recruitment of registered nurses in rural areas and retention of registered nurses based on a nurse-to-patient ratio. The duties of the task force shall include but are not limited to:
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73	73	(1) Taking account of the needs of rural health care facilities in east Maui, Molokai, and Lanai;
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75	75	(2) Managing the ratio of registered nurses to patients in each rural health care facility in east Maui, Molokai, and Lanai;
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77	77	(3) Developing recommendations for affordable workforce housing to manage retention of registered nurses;
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79	79	(4) Surveying the demand for telehealth-based medical direction;
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81	81	(5) Considering further retention options, including travel nurses;
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83	83	(6) Analyzing the impact nurse retention has on rural health care facilities; and
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85	85	(7) Researching current best practices on retaining registered nurses.
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87	87	(c) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in carrying out their official duties pursuant to this Act. No member of the task force shall be subject to chapter 84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, solely because of the member's participation in the task force.
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89	89	(d) The task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2025.
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91	91	(e) The task force shall cease to exist on July 1, 2025.
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93	93	SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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107	107	Report Title: DOH; Rural Health; Task Force; Registered Nurses; Nurse Retention; Recruitment Description: Establishes the Rural Health Task Force within the Department of Health to make recommendations on registered nurse recruitment and retention in rural areas of east Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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117	117	DOH; Rural Health; Task Force; Registered Nurses; Nurse Retention; Recruitment
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123	123	Establishes the Rural Health Task Force within the Department of Health to make recommendations on registered nurse recruitment and retention in rural areas of east Maui, Molokai, and Lanai.
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131	131	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.