Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2680 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide the full range of accepted, effective treatments for injured or ill medical consumers by requiring Med-QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care.

The Department of Human Services, Hawaii State Chiropractic Association, Klein Chiropractic Center, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2680 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.