STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1174
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2011
RE: S.B. No. 41
S.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2011
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Health and Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 41, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII PREPAID HEALTH CARE ACT,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to preserve the level of high quality health care currently enjoyed by Hawaii's citizens under the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act (HPHCA) and to be proactive in case the One Hundred Twelfth Congress dismantles federal health care reforms, which may jeopardize the HPHCA. Specifically, this bill repeals the sunset provision of the HPHCA and repeals Act 99, Session Laws of Hawaii 1994, which would repeal the sunset provision of the HPHCA upon the enactment of certain federal law.
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Hawaii Association of Health Plans, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Papa Ola Lokahi, American Cancer Society Hawaii Pacific Inc., and American Association of Retired Persons Hawaii supported this bill. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii offered comments.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Labor & Public Employment that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 41, S.D. 1, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Labor & Public Employment,
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Chair |
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____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair |
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