Report Title:

Organ or tissue transplantation; Health care coverage; HIV

 

Description:

Prohibits health insurers from denying or limiting coverage for organ or tissue transplantation services on the basis that the insured, member, enrollee, or subscriber is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.  (HB2119 HD1)

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2119

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

RELATING TO ANATOMICAL TRANSPLANTS.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Chapter 431, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to article 10A to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§431:10A-      Organ or tissue transplantation coverage.  No insurer that issues in the state a policy, contract, plan, or agreement that provides coverage for the costs of solid organ or other tissue transplantation services shall deny or limit such coverage on the basis that the individual to be insured is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus."

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 432, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§432:1-      Organ or tissue transplantation coverage.  No mutual benefit society that issues in the state a policy, contract, plan, or agreement that provides coverage for the costs of solid organ or other tissue transplantation services shall deny or limit such coverage on the basis that the member is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus."

     SECTION 3.  Chapter 432D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§432D-      Organ or tissue transplantation coverage.  No health maintenance organization that issues in the state a policy, contract, plan, or agreement that provides coverage for the costs of solid organ or other tissue transplantation services shall deny or limit such coverage on the basis that the enrollee or subscriber is infected with the human immunodeficiency virus."

     SECTION 4.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2050.