CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 172

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   H.B. No. 326
                                  H.D. 1
                                  S.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 326, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, 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 bill is to require health insurance
coverage for medical foods and low-protein modified food products
for the treatment of inborn metabolic diseases.

     Among other things, this measure allows public assistance
recipients and their dependents medical assistance coverage for
medical foods and low-protein modified food products.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has
amended this bill by:


 
 
 
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     (1) Deleting coverage of medical foods and low-protein
         modified food products for dependents of public
         assistance recipients; and

     (2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes
         of clarity and style.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of H.B. No. 326, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 326, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
           SENATE                              HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair       ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Co-
                                   Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair              DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair           RON MENOR, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Member       BRIAN Y. YAMANE, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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SAM SLOM, Member                   BOB McDERMOTT, Member