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HI HCR68

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/28/2012

Primary Sponsor

Ryan Yamane

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Health to convene a working group to determine Hawaii's compliance with the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
  • Aims to enhance existing state parity laws to ensure mental health and substance use disorder coverage is comparable to coverage for other medical conditions
  • Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition and United Self Help testified in support
  • Department of Health supported the measure's intent with condition that implementation does not impact Executive Supplemental Budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2012-2013
  • Committee on Health recommends referral to Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce

Legislative Description

Mental Health Parity; Working Group

Last Action

(H) Re-referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 58

4/2/2012

Committee Referrals

Health4/2/2012
Consumer Protection & Commerce3/30/2012
Health3/2/2012

Full Bill Text

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