STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1902-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 15

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 15, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF REQUIRING HEALTH INSURERS TO OFFER COVERAGE FOR HEARING AIDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to assist persons suffering from hearing loss by requesting the Auditor to conduct an impact assessment report of the social and financial impacts of mandating coverage for hearing aids for Medicaid.

     The Department of Human Services, the Disability, Communication Access Board, and an individual were in support of this measure.

     Your Committee on has amended this by making technical amendments for clarity by deleting from page 2 line 26-29

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 15, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 15, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair