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HI HCR135
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
Linda Ichiyama
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AI Summary
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Requests the State Auditor to conduct a "sunrise review" assessing the social and financial effects of H.B. No. 687, H.D. 2, which would mandate health insurance coverage for medically necessary transportation to the continental United States for qualifying patients.
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Directs the Auditor to determine whether Section 1311(d)(3)(B) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would require Hawaii to defray the costs of the coverage mandate.
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Requires the Auditor to evaluate the social and financial effects of amending the definition of "qualifying patient" to include only patients on medically-necessary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or mechanical circulatory support devices.
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Auditor must submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the 2019 Regular Session.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Auditor To Assess Both The Social And Financial Effects Of Proposed Mandated Health Insurance Coverage For The Costs Of Medically Necessary Transportation To The Continental United States For Qualifying Patients.
Transportation
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).
3/28/2018