HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	666
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to health.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the "Hawaii Comprehensive Healthcare Act."

SECTION 2. (a) There is established in the department of commerce and consumer affairs for administrative purposes only the Hawaii comprehensive healthcare task force. The task force shall review the following four healthcare issues:

(1) The adequacy of capitation rates for health insurance plans;

(2) The unfunded liability of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund;

(3) Health insurance policies and coverages for treatment of mental health conditions; and

(4) Medical tourism.

(b) The membership of the Hawaii comprehensive healthcare task force shall be as follows:

(1) The insurance commissioner or the commissioner's designee, who shall serve as chairperson;

(2) The director of finance or the director's designee;

(3) The director of health or the director's designee;

(4) The director of business, economic development, and tourism, or the director's designee;

(5) The president and chief executive officer of the Hawaii tourism authority or the president's designee; and

(6) The administrator of the med-QUEST division of the department of human services or the administrator's designee.

Task force members may recommend to the task force additional members with appropriate specialized expertise, subject to approval by the chairperson.

(c) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses necessary for the performance of their duties, including travel expenses.

(d) The Hawaii comprehensive healthcare task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2020.

(e) The department of commerce and consumer affairs shall provide administrative and clerical support required by the task force.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Health; Healthcare; Task Force; DCCA

Description:

Establishes a comprehensive healthcare task force in the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to study and report on specified major issues relating to healthcare.

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