HI SB 556
died on adjournmentRELATING TO RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Creates a framework for the licensure of rural emergency hospitals by the Department of Health. Provides for the continuation of Medicaid policy protections for hospitals transitioning to a rural emergency hospital designation.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- HASHIMOTOprimary
- INOUYEprimary
- KIDANIprimary
- MCKELVEYprimary
- DECOITEprimary
- AQUINOprimary
- CHANGprimary
- FEVELLAprimary
- Gabbardcosponsor
- San Buenaventuracosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-12
The committee on HHS deferred the measure.
deferral
2025-02-07
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-21
Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-01-17
Introduced.
introduction
Versions
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Documents
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Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 1179not in this corpus
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