REPORT TITLE:
Health Fund; Chiropractic


DESCRIPTION:
Adds chiropractic services to the health benefits plan of the
Hawaii public employees' health fund.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.867        
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' HEALTH FUND.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that chiropractic services
 
 2 are valuable and should be offered to employees as part of the
 
 3 health benefits plan under the public employees health fund.  At
 
 4 present, the fund is not statutorily allowed to offer
 
 5 chiropractic services.  The purpose of this Act is to allow the
 
 6 Hawaii public employees' health fund to offer chiropractic
 
 7 services to public employees, in addition to the current range of
 
 8 benefits being offered.
 
 9      SECTION 2.  Section 87-22, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
10 amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
 
11      "(a)  The board of trustees shall determine the health
 
12 benefits plan, which shall be excepted from the minimum group
 
13 requirements of chapter 431.  The health benefits plan shall
 
14 provide, pay for, arrange for, or reimburse the cost of
 
15 hospitalization, surgery, medical, dental treatment, and care,
 
16 and may include prescribed drugs, medicines, prosthetic
 
17 appliances, hospital in-patient and out-patient service benefits,
 
18 vision treatment and care, medical, chiropractic, and dental
 
19 indemnity benefits."
 

 
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 1      SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.
 
 2      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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 4                              INTRODUCED BY:______________________