THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1452
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 431, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to article 10A to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§431:10A‑    Coverage for tobacco use cessation.  (a)  All individual and group hospital and medical service contracts that provide health care coverage shall provide coverage without co-payments or deductibles for tobacco use cessation by all of the methods specified by the United States Preventative Services Task Force, including: 

     (1)  Telephone, individual, and group counseling and intervention sessions;

     (2)  Coverage for prescription and over-the-counter nicotine replacement products and tobacco use cessation medications approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and

     (3)  Counseling and medication coverage for tobacco use cessation attempts.

     (b)  Beginning March 1, 2012, policy information for every policy of accident and health or sickness insurance issued in this State shall include information about the risk associated with smoking and tobacco usage and shall encourage the insured to consult with the insured's physician about available smoking and tobacco use cessation options."

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 432, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to article 1 to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§432:1‑    Coverage for tobacco use cessation.  (a)  All mutual benefit societies that provide health care coverage shall provide coverage without co-payments or deductibles for tobacco use cessation by all of the methods specified by the United States Preventative Services Task Force, including:

     (1)  Telephone, individual, and group counseling and intervention sessions;

     (2)  Coverage for prescription and over-the-counter nicotine replacement products and tobacco use cessation medications approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and

     (3)  Counseling and medication coverage for tobacco use cessation attempts.

     (b)  Beginning March 1, 2012, policy information for every policy of accident and health or sickness insurance issued in this State shall include information about the risk associated with smoking and tobacco usage and shall encourage the insured to consult with the insured's physician about available smoking and tobacco use cessation options."

     SECTION 3.  Chapter 432, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to article 2 to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§432:2‑    Coverage for tobacco use cessation.  (a)  All fraternal benefit societies that provide health care coverage shall provide coverage without co-payments or deductibles for tobacco use cessation by all of the methods specified by the United States Preventative Services Task Force, including:

     (1)  Telephone, individual, and group counseling and intervention sessions;

     (2)  Coverage for prescription and over-the-counter nicotine replacement products and tobacco use cessation medications approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and

     (3)  Counseling and medication coverage for tobacco use cessation attempts.

     (b)  Beginning March 1, 2012, policy information for every policy of accident and health or sickness insurance issued in this State shall include information about the risk associated with smoking and tobacco usage and shall encourage the insured to consult with the insured's physician about available smoking and tobacco use cessation options."

     SECTION 4.  Section 432D-23, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§432D-23  Required provisions and benefits.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, each policy, contract, plan, or agreement issued in the State after January 1, 1995, by health maintenance organizations pursuant to this chapter, shall include benefits provided in sections 431:10-212, 431:10A-115, 431:10A-115.5, 431:10A-116, 431:10A‑116.5, 431:10A-116.6, 431:10A-119, 431:10A-120, 431:10A‑121, 431:10A-125, 431:10A-126, [and] 431:10A-122, and 431:10A‑   , and chapter 431M."

     SECTION 5.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

 

 

 

Report Title:

Health Insurance; Tobacco Use Cessation

 

Description:

Requires health insurers to provide coverage without co-payments or deductibles for specified types of tobacco use cessation methods.  Effective date 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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