STAND. COM. REP. NO.1227-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 2094
S.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2094, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Make permanent the provisions of, and simplify the administrative costs and burdens associated with Hawaii's Prompt Payment Law (Act 99, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999); and
(2) Eliminate the confusion and reduce the costs of complying with the law for health plans and physicians.
More specifically, this bill, among other things:
(1) Removes the sunset date of the Health Insurance Reimbursement Act;
(2) Clarifies that a notice to a provider of a denied or contested claim is not required if the entity provides a monthly reimbursement report to the provider;
(3) Requires the entity to provide to providers a system to verify enrollee eligibility;
(4) Limits the requirement of paying interest on a delayed clean claim to interest that accrues in a sum of at least $2; and
(5) Defines the term "clean claim".
The Hawaii Medical Service Association and the Hawaii Medical Association testified in support of this measure. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs commented on this measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2094, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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