HI SR6

Requests the State Auditor to assess social and financial effects of mandating health insurance coverage for breast cancer screenings and supplemental imaging under proposed S.B. No. (bill number not specified in document).

Proposed mandate would expand required coverage to include annual mammograms for women of any age with above-average breast cancer risk, risk factor screening for women age 30 and older, and supplemental imaging deemed medically necessary by American College of Radiology guidelines.

Auditor must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2024 Regular Session convenes.

Requires certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Auditor and Insurance Commissioner.

Resolution is required under Hawaii Revised Statutes sections 23-51 and 23-52, which mandate legislative review of proposed health insurance coverage mandates before consideration.