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HI HB2506
Bill
Status
1/24/2018
Primary Sponsor
Chris Todd
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AI Summary
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Establishes the statewide rat lungworm disease working group composed of representatives from the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at University of Hawaii at Hilo, Department of Health, Department of Agriculture, a physician actively treating rat lungworm disease, and a veterinarian selected by the board of veterinary examiners.
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Administratively attaches the working group to the office of the lieutenant governor.
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Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2018-2019 to support research and prevention activities including laboratory testing of deworming effectiveness, vector control development, clinical guidelines creation, and public education campaigns.
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Requires the working group to submit a comprehensive plan to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 2019 regular session describing its activities for preventing and eradicating rat lungworm disease.
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Addresses the disease caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which caused over 70 cases from 2001-2014 and additional cases in 2017, with treatment costs exceeding $1,000,000 per severe case.
Legislative Description
Relating To Rat Lungworm Disease.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
2/16/2018