STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1533-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 40
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which
was referred H.R. No. 40, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
     INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF
     ESTABLISHING A UNIVERSAL MEDICAL FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE
     PREPAID HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM, THE MEDICAL PORTION OF THE
     NO-FAULT AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE SYSTEM, AND THE MEDICAL
     PORTION OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE SYSTEM IN
     HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Legislative
Reference Bureau to:

     (1)  Determine the feasibility of:

          (A)  Consolidating medical fee schedules applicable
               under prepaid health insurance and the medical
               portions of no-fault automobile and workers'
               compensation insurance; and

          (B)  Determining universal payment policies, recognized
               providers, and policies regarding payment for
               supplies;

          and


 
 
 
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     (2)  Submit a report to the Legislature including, to the
          extent possible, a model universal medical fee schedule
          before the 2001 Regular Session.

     Testimony in support of this resolution was provided by the
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Hawaii
Medical Service Association.  WorkComp Hawaii supported the
intent of this resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to
this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose
of H.R. No. 40, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair