Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1717, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to include naturopathic treatment among the required personal injury protection benefits in a motor vehicle insurance policy.

The Hawaii Insurers Council, Hawaii Society of Naturopathic Physicians, Hawaii Society of Naturopathic Medicine, and several individuals supported this bill. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and State Farm submitted comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2010, to facilitate further discussion.

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 H.B. No. 1717, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1717, H.D. 2.