STAND. COM. REP. NO. 103

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1230

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 1230 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DENTAL INSURANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to extend the sunset date to enable the Insurance Commissioner to continue to monitor the solvency of dental service organizations and dental service corporations.

The Insurance Commissioner submitted testimony in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that this measure will enable the Insurance Commissioner to continue to protect the interests of consumers by shutting down insolvent dental insurance plans that failed to pay claims, and by pursuing claims against the principal agents of these plans to recover assets on behalf of the policyholders and providers.

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. 1230 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair