STAND. COM. REP. NO.  208-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2220

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2220 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require health insurance coverage for lifestyle and nutrition programs intended to treat cardiovascular disease, diabetes, blood pressure issues, and diabetes-related blood sugar issues.

The Hawaii Primary Care Association and an individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Health, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, and Hawaii Medical Service Association commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Narrowing the scope of coverage for lifestyle and nutrition programs to programs intended to treat diabetes and pre-diabetes; and

(2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2070, to encourage further discussion.

     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 H.B. No. 2220, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2220, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair