STAND. COM. REP. NO. 470-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 2603
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2603 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAII QUEST,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to expand QUEST and QUEST-Net coverage among other things by:
(1) Eliminating enrollment caps;
(2) Increasing income eligibility limits; and
(3) Providing coverage for adult dental services.
The Hawaii Primary Care Association, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, AlohaCare, Kokua Council, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. The Department of Human Services opposed this measure.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2603 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health,
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair |
____________________________ MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA, Chair |
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