Report Title:

Psychotropic Medication; Medicaid

Description:

Improves access to psychotropic medication for all participants in QUEST medical plans by making the law that authorizes QUEST coverage for such medications permanent.  (SD1)

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2259
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 5 of Act 239, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, as amended by Act 311, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, is amended to read as follows:

     "SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005[, and shall be repealed as it applies to QUEST plans only, on June 30, 2008]."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.