STAND. COM. REP. NO. 313

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1130
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which
was referred S.B. No. 1130 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE
     ORGANIZATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require health maintenance
organizations (HMOs) to file quarterly reports with the Insurance
Commissioner.

     The Insurance Commissioner presented testimony in support of
this measure.

     The Insurance Division requires HMOs to file quarterly
reports under article 3 of chapter 431, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
This measure will codify under chapter 432D, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, this requirement.  Your Committee believes that
quarterly reports provide timely information to the Insurance
Division so that it can monitor fiscal solvency of the HMOs.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 1130 and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection,



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                                   BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair



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                                   BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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