STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1339

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.R. No. 88

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 88 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR COLONOSCOPY COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to work to ensure that the most reliable method in detecting colon cancer and growths that could become colon cancer are available to the greatest number of people by requesting the Auditor to conduct an impact assessment report pursuant to sections 23-51 and 23-52, Hawaii Revised Statutes, of the social and financial effects of mandating coverage for colorectal cancer screening by colonoscopy and screening tests and procedures as further described in House Bill No. 823 (Regular Session of 2009).

     The Hawaii Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, American Cancer Society, and Kaiser Permanente Hawaii supported this resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 88 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair