Report Title:

Health Insurance; Coverages

Description:

Requires health insurers to offer coverage for the parents of adults who purchase policies under their employers.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2217

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

 

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

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

"§431:10A- Coverage for parents. Each employer group health policy, contract, plan, or agreement issued or renewed in this State, shall offer an adult employee an option to include the employee's parent or parents under the policy coverage."

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

"§432:1- Coverage for parents. Each employer group health policy, contract, plan, or agreement issued or renewed in this State, shall offer an adult employee an option to include the employee's parent or parents under the policy coverage."

SECTION 3. Section 432D-23, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§432D-23 Required provisions and benefits. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, each policy, contract, plan, or agreement issued in the State after January 1, 1995, by health maintenance organizations pursuant to this chapter, shall include benefits provided in sections 431:10-212, 431:10A-115, 431:10A-115.5, 431:10A-116, 431:10A-116.5, 431:10A-116.6, 431:10A-119, 431:10A-120,[and] 431:10A-121, and 431:10A- , and chapter 431M."

SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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