Bill Text: HI HCR35 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requesting The Auditor To Assess Both The Social And Financial Effects Of Proposed Mandated Health Insurance Coverage That Requires Insurers, Hospital And Medical Services Plans, And Health Maintenance Organizations To Provide Coverage For Medical Procedures To Eliminate Or Provide Maximum Feasible Treatment Of Port-wine Stains.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-19 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Choy, DeCoite, Har, Kobayashi, Souki excused (5). [HCR35 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-HCR35-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	35
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS BOTH THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE THAT REQUIRES INSURERS, HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES PLANS, AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES TO ELIMINATE OR PROVIDE MAXIMUM FEASIBLE TREATMENT OF PORT-WINE STAINS.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, a port-wine stain is a discoloration of the human skin caused by a vascular anomaly, namely a capillary malformation in the skin; and

 

     WHEREAS, a port-wine stain is usually a birthmark but in rare cases it can develop in early childhood; and

 

     WHEREAS, studies have recorded an incidence of three to five cases per thousand newborn babies; and

 

     WHEREAS, early stains are usually flat and pink in appearance but may deepen to a dark red or purplish color as the child matures; and

 

     WHEREAS, port-wine stains ordinarily persist throughout life; and

 

     WHEREAS, port-wine stains appear most often on the face but can appear anywhere on the body, particularly on the neck and upper trunk; and

 

     WHEREAS, if the port-wine stain is on the face or other highly visible part of an affected person's body, its presence can also cause emotional and social problems for that person; and

 

     WHEREAS, in adulthood, thickening of the lesion or the development of small lumps may occur; and

 

     WHEREAS, in the absence of successful treatment, hypertrophy, which is increased tissue mass of the stain, may cause problems later in life, such as loss of proximate organ function, especially near the eye or mouth; bleeding; and increasing disfigurement; and

 

     WHEREAS, lesions on or near the eyelid can be associated with glaucoma; and

 

     WHEREAS, when a port-wine stain proliferates around the eyelid, it may cause ectropion, which is the downward pulling of the lower eyelid, which may lead to corneal abrasion and loss of vision; and

 

     WHEREAS, pursuant to section 23-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, before any legislative measure that mandates health insurance coverage for specific health services, specific diseases, or certain providers of health care services as part of individual or group health insurance policies, can be considered, concurrent resolutions shall be passed that designate a specific legislative bill for the auditor to review and prepare a report for submission to the Legislature that assesses both the social and financial effects of the proposed mandated coverage under that legislative bill; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2018, the Senate concurring, that the Auditor is requested to assess both the social and financial effects of the proposed mandated health insurance coverage under H.B. No. 1705, H.D. 1, introduced in the Regular Session of 2018, that requires insurers, hospital and medical services plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for medical procedures to eliminate or provide maximum feasible treatment of port-wine stains; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2019; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Mandated Coverage; Port-Wine Stains; Auditor; Sunrise Review