Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 652 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of "serious mental illness" to include:

(1) Delusional disorder;

(2) Major depression;

(3) Obsessive compulsive disorder; and

(4) Dissociative disorder.

The Department of Health, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Queen's Medical Center, Hawaii Psychological Association, National Association of Social Workers, and Mental Health Association in Hawaii testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that expanding the definition of "serious mental illness" will move mandated mental health care in Hawaii towards parity with other kinds of health benefits.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 652, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 652, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.