SB 101

RELATING TO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

By Senator(s) LEVIN / KANNO; Chun Oakland, Taniguchi

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPT. OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, HEALTH, HEALTH INSURANCE, INSURANCE, OMBUDSMAN

Report Title: Creates HMO Ombudsman

Description: Creates office of the HMO ombudsman to receive complaints and act as advocate for HMO consumers and participants of the Hawaii health QUEST program regarding quality of care, cost, payment, access, or delivery of health services provided by health maintenance organizations and the QUEST program.

 1-21-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-22-99        S Referred to HHS/CPN, then to WAM                         
 2- 4-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS/CPN on 02-09-99
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 016
 2- 9-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-17-99 at 1:15 p.m.         
                  in conference room 016.
 2-17-99        S The committees on HHS/CPN recommend that the
                  measure be HELD.
 2-17-99        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Iwase, Fukunaga; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Levin, Anderson
 2-17-99        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 7 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Bunda, Hanabusa, Ihara, Inouye,
                  Slom; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Matsuura
 1-19-00        S Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.