Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3205, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require medical assistance programs administered by the Department of Human Services to cover chiropractic services for the three-year fiscal period 2006-2009.

This measure also requires an impact report to the Legislature in 2009.

Your Committee understands that the share of state funding for the additional coverage for chiropractic services depends on federal approval of the state plan amendment for the additional coverage.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2060, and by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3205, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3205, S.D. 2.