HI SCR141

Requests the Hawaii State Auditor to conduct a sunrise review of insurance coverage for sexually transmitted disease testing as proposed in S.B. No. 2323, S.D. 1 from the 2016 regular session.

Auditor must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2017 regular session convenes.

Notes that Hawaii has the fifteenth highest rate of chlamydial infection in the country with significant disparities across age and racial/ethnic groups.

Cites that more than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV, and approximately 50,000 new HIV cases are reported annually with one in four affecting ages 13-24.

Identifies a gap between federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements for no-cost preventive health services and inconsistent health care provider screening practices for sexually transmitted diseases.