Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing and Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 9 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize an Auditor's analysis of the social and financial impacts of mandatory health insurance coverage that includes examination for sexually transmitted diseases.

The Hawaii Medical Service Association testified in support of this measure.

H.B. No. 120 (2003) mandates that all health insurance policies and contracts issued after December 31, 2003 include coverage for examination for sexually transmitted diseases. Section 23-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the Auditor to analyze the social and financial impacts of proposed mandatory health insurance coverage for, among other things, specific health services, before any legislative measure that mandates such coverage can be considered. This measure authorizes the Auditor's analysis as to the mandatory coverage proposed in H.B. No. 120 (2003).

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 9 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.