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HI HB162
Bill
Status
1/22/2021
Primary Sponsor
Scott Saiki
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AI Summary
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Governor must purchase and make available diagnostic and antibody tests free of charge to persons unable to pay during a declared public health emergency.
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Tests may be administered directly to patients or furnished to their attending physicians for diagnosis and treatment purposes.
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Defines "public health emergency" as any state of affairs that imperils the health, safety, or welfare of the public.
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Requires all individual and group accident and health insurance policies issued or renewed after January 1, 2022, to cover diagnostic and antibody testing during a declared public health emergency.
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Takes effect upon approval.
Legislative Description
Relating To Public Health Emergency Testing.
Insurance
Last Action
Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
12/10/2021