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HI HCR110
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/31/2021
Primary Sponsor
Della au Belatti
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AI Summary
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Requests the State Auditor to update Report No. 12-09 from 2012 to assess the social and financial effects of mandating health insurance coverage for fertility preservation procedures for cancer patients of reproductive age whose treatment will likely cause infertility.
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Notes that the original 2012 report found insufficient data to assess impacts and that fertility preservation procedures cost upwards of $10,000, but public demand was considered low at that time.
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Cites that ten states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island) have since enacted fertility preservation coverage, providing new experiential data for evaluation.
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Requires the Auditor to submit updated findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2022 Regular Session convenes.
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Directs the Insurance Commissioner to transmit copies of this resolution to health insurance organizations in Hawaii that may be affected by potential mandated coverage requirements.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Auditor To Update Its Report No. 12-09, Which Assesses The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage For Fertility Preservation Procedures For Persons Of Reproductive Age Who Have Been Diagnosed With Cancer And Will Undergo Treatment That, Based On A Medical Determination By The Person's Physician, Will Most Likely Cause Infertility.
Insurance
Last Action
Referred to GVO, CPN.
4/1/2021