STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1305

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1036

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 1036, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CLINICAL VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address the mental health conditions and disorders that victims of sexual violence and abuse suffer by including clinical victim support services as a covered mental health benefit in all individual and group accident and health or sickness insurance policies.

The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Sex Abuse Treatment Center of the Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, AAUW of Hawaii, Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Women's Coalition, and O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Kaiser Permanente Hawai‘i, and Hawaii Medical Service Association offered comments on this measure.

Your Committee notes the testimony by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Kaiser Permanente Hawai‘i that a sunrise analysis may be needed prior to mandating coverage of clinical victim support services.

Your Committee recognizes the importance of this bill. To allow this measure to move forward in the legislative process, your Committee provides your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce with prior concurrence to make any amendments it deems necessary and appropriate.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 1036, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1036, S.D. 1, 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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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair