HB2114

Report Title:

Chiropractic Care; Med-Quest; Medicaid

Description:

Requires Med‑QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care. Requires the Department of Human Services to pass funding on to QUEST plans to implement the services. Appropriates funds.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2114
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§346- Chiropractic coverage under medical assistance programs. (a) For purposes of medical assistance programs, including medicaid and QUEST under section 346-14(7), chiropractic, as defined in section 442-1, administered by a person licensed to practice chiropractic under section 442-2, shall be covered; provided that the department may negotiate rates, or establish payment and reimbursement rates, as appropriate.

(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department shall make appropriate adjustments to the rate of payment per participating recipient paid to health maintenance organizations and prepaid health plans pursuant to section 346‑59(d), to allow QUEST recipients to receive coverage for chiropractic as required by this section. Health maintenance organizations and prepaid health plans shall not be required to extend chiropractic coverage to QUEST recipients until the department adjusts the rate of payment per participating recipient."

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $700,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 for the purposes of section 1 of this Act.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of section 1 of this Act.

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008, and shall be repealed on January 1, 2011.

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