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HI HR151

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/29/2017

Primary Sponsor

Della au Belatti

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes and celebrates the 30th anniversary of Hawaii Revised Statutes §432:1-604, passed in 1987 as Act 332, which mandated insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization procedures
  • Hawaii was the second state, after Maryland, to require insurance coverage for IVF, reducing out-of-pocket costs from $12,000-$17,000 to covered expenses
  • Acknowledges Hawaii's first IVF clinic, Pacific In Vitro Fertilization Institute (founded 1985), and Hawaii's first in vitro baby, Janice Low, born in 1985
  • Notes Hawaii currently has five IVF providers and is one of only fifteen states requiring insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization
  • Extends appreciation to fertility doctors and IVF providers for enabling family building and recognizes over seven million babies worldwide have been born through IVF

Legislative Description

Recognizing And Celebrating The 30th Anniversary Of The Passing Of Hawaii Revised Statutes 432:1-604 And The Success Of In Vitro Fertilization In The State Of Hawaii.

30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF HAWAII REVISED STATUTE §432:1-604 AND THE SUCCESS OF IN VITRO FERTILIZATION IN THE STATE OF

Last Action

Resolution adopted in final form.

3/29/2017

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