Hawaii House Bill 1944 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-10 - The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the State's medicaid managed care and fee-for-service programs to cover services provided through telehealth. Specifies medical professional liability insurance policy requirements with regard to telehealth coverage. Clarifies requirements for establishing provider-patient relationships for telehealth for purposes of reimbursement. Specifies reimbursement requirements for distant site and originating site providers. Requires written disclosure of coverages and benefits associated with telehealth services. Ensures telehealth encompasses store and forward technologies, remote monitoring, live consultation, and mobile health. Ensures telehealth is covered when originating in a patient's home and other non-medical environments. Clarifies requirements for physicians and out-of-state physicians to establish a physician-patient relationship via telehealth. Ensures reimbursement requirements for telehealth services apply to all health benefits plans under chapter 87A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Makes other conforming amendments related to telehealth.

Telehealth; Insurance; Medicaid; Covered Services; Liability Insurance; Reimbursement; Disclosure; Requirements; EUTF

Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Rep. Richard Creagan [D]	Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi [D]	Rep. John Mizuno [D]
Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-10	House	The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2016-02-05	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-10-16 11:30AM in conference room 329.
2016-02-05	House	The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-10-16 11:30AM in House conference room 329.
2016-02-04	House	Broadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
2016-02-02	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-05-16 9:15AM in House conference room 329.
2016-01-27	House	Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
2016-01-25	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2016-01-22	House	Pending introduction.

SB2395 (Same As) 2016-07-08 - Act 226, 07/07/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1328).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1944&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/HB1944_.HTM