STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1049-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: S.B. No. 2434
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2434, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to amend Hawaii's health insurance exchange law by:
(1) Requiring the Hawaii Health Connector to establish and administer one separate program to serve the individual market and one separate program to serve the small group market;
(2) Establishing a Navigator Program and specifying qualifications and restrictions for navigators;
(3) Specifying the staggered terms for the Hawaii Health Connector Board of Directors; and
(4) Clarifying the role of the Department of Human Services in determining Medicaid eligibility.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Clarifying the composition of the Hawaii Health Connector Board of Directors to include five consumers, one employer, three insurers, and two providers;
(2) Specifying that the clarification of the composition of the board is not intended to replace any member prior to the ending of that member's term;
(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 2434, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2434, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,
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____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair |