STAND. COM. REP. NO.  822-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2371

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2371, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIMITED BENEFIT HEALTH INSURANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to exempt limited benefit health insurance policies from provisions of the Insurance Code enacted after July 1, 2010, unless the provisions are expressly made applicable.

     The American Council of Life Insurers and American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2371, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and 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