SB 556

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction

Hawaii

Session

2026

Chamber

upper

Classification

bill

Subjects

DOH, Licensure, Medicaid, Rural Emergency Hospitals

Introduced / first action

2025-01-17 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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.

Sponsors

• HASHIMOTO (primary), primary
• INOUYE (primary), primary
• KIDANI (primary), primary
• MCKELVEY (primary), primary
• DECOITE (primary), primary
• AQUINO (primary), primary
• CHANG (primary), primary
• FEVELLA (primary), primary
• Gabbard, cosponsor
• San Buenaventura, cosponsor