HB 2550 HD 1

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH PARITY

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Companion Bill: SB 2891

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DRUGS, INSURANCE, LIQUOR, MENTAL HEALTH, PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Report Title: Mental Health Parity

Description: Requires health insurers to make equitable reimbursements for mental health treatment and mandates full parity in mental health treatment benefits relative to other insurance benefits. (HB2550 HD1)

 1-26-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. HLT 2. CPC 3. FIN ,        
                  referral sheet 7
 2- 1-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday,
                  02-03-00 at 8:30 am - 11:30 am in House conference
                  room 329.
 2- 3-00        H The committee on HLT recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2- 3-00        H The votes in HLT were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Santiago, Yamane, Arakaki, Kahikina, Kawakami,
                  Leong, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s)
                  Lee; 1 Noes: Rep.(s) Stegmaier; and none Excused:
                  Rep.(s)
 2-10-00        H Reported from the committee on HLT (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 95-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on CPC
 2-10-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on CPC
 2-10-00        H The vote was as follows:  42 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Herkes,
                  Kahikina, Morihara, Okamura, Oshiro, M., Souki,
                  Takamine, Yoshinaga excused
 2-10-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday,
                  02-14-00 at 6:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-14-00        H The committee on CPC recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-14-00        H The votes in CPC were as follows:8 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Cachola, Herkes, Morita, Rath, Thielen,         
                  Whalen; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Garcia,
                  Takumi; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 5 Excused: Rep.(s)         
                  Chang, Hiraki, Kaho`ohalahala, Yoshinaga, Halford