CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 45

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 822
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




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

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 822, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to require all health
insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance
organizations to provide coverage for contraceptive services and
supplies.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has
amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying the definition of "religious employer" to
          add that the entity is not staffed by public employees;

     (2)  Adding that any educational, health care, or other non-
          profit institution or organization owned or controlled
          by the religious employer is included in the religious
          employers exemption;

 
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     (3)  Requiring the insurance commissioner to report to the
          legislature prior to the convening of the 2001 session;
          and

     (4)  Changing the effective date to upon its approval.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 822, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 822, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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RON MENOR, Co-Chair                SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
BRIAN Y. YAMANE, Co-Chair          BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
NESTOR R. GARCIA, Member           BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
MARILYN B. LEE, Member             ROBERT BUNDA, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
BARBARA MARUMOTO, Member           COLLEEN HANABUSA, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   ______________________________
                                   WHITNEY ANDERSON, Member


 
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