CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 110-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

RE:    S.B. No. 2599

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2599, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to provide for the early detection of colorectal cancer by requiring health insurers to:

     (1)  Insure colorectal cancer screening procedures graded A or B, as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force; and

     (2)  Provide those insured with information about the risks of undiagnosed colorectal cancer and encourage them to consult with their physician about screening options.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that mandating health insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening will lead to early detection, proper diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer.  Scientific evidence has shown that more than one-third of the deaths from colorectal cancer could have been avoided if regular colorectal screenings were made after the age of fifty.  Your Committee on Conference also finds that health insurance providers may provide beneficiaries with notice of the mandates in this measure in any reasonable form and that it is not the intent of your Committee on Conference to require new or additional means of providing notice to beneficiaries.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to upon approval.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2599, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2599, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair
____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair
____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair	____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair