HI SCR64

Requests the State Auditor to conduct an impact assessment report on S.B. No. 2173, which mandates health insurance coverage for outpatient prescription drugs without requiring coinsurance for cost-sharing.

Requires the assessment to evaluate the social and financial impacts of mandating coverage for outpatient prescription drugs and imposing limits on copayment amounts for insured individuals.

Directs the Auditor to submit findings and recommendations, including any necessary implementing legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2014 Regular Session convenes.

Mandates that certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Auditor and Insurance Commissioner, with the Commissioner distributing copies to all state health insurers.

Compliance with Hawaii Revised Statutes sections 23-51 and 23-52, which require auditor impact assessments before considering legislation that mandates specific health insurance coverage.