HI SB2857

Establishes a five-year child wellness incentive pilot program within the Department of Human Services to improve health and early detection of illnesses in children.

Provides $50 payments to state Medicaid benefit recipients for each completed well-child examination of their child, with a maximum of one payment per child per year.

Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt administrative rules establishing the schedule for routine well-child examinations and the application process for program payments.

Appropriates $4,516,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2022-2023 to establish, implement, and operate the pilot program.

Requires the Department to report findings and recommendations to the Legislature by twenty days prior to the 2027 regular legislative session, including whether the program should be continued, modified, or terminated; pilot program repeals June 30, 2027.