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HI HB1343
Bill
Status
1/25/2023
Primary Sponsor
Della au Belatti
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Office of the Reproductive Health Care Access Coordinator within the Department of Human Services to improve reproductive health care access across all populated islands in Hawaii.
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Coordinator shall develop training and continuing education programs for licensed health care providers, subsidize telehealth technology costs, and fund provider travel expenses to serve rural and medically underserved areas on neighbor islands.
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Coordinator shall establish and administer clinics in medically underserved areas of neighbor islands, identify state laws or practices that are barriers to reproductive health care, and submit annual reports to the legislature beginning in 2025.
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Appropriates funds for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to support one full-time coordinator position, one full-time administrative position, travel expenses, telehealth subsidies, and other implementation costs (specific dollar amount blank in bill text).
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Effective June 30, 3000, except the appropriation section takes effect July 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
Relating To Reproductive Health Care Access.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Lamosao, Matsumoto, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Ward voting no (4) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).
2/14/2023