SCR50

WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that administrative aspects of prepaid health care, temporary disability insurance, motor vehicle insurance, and other related insurance systems are often duplicative, resulting in unnecessary costs and possible delays in service; and

WHEREAS, within the general concept of twenty-four-hour insurance coverage, all of a person's health needs, whether work-related or non-occupational, are covered by a single health care provider; and

WHEREAS, the State should examine ways to combine related insurance systems to avoid duplication of coverage and avoid delays in the delivery of health care services; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2007, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Chairs of the House Committee on Labor and Public Employment and the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor are requested to establish a joint legislative study group to investigate the issues involved in implementing twenty-four-hour insurance coverage in Hawaii; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study group is requested to address the means by which the State can combine prepaid health care, temporary disability insurance, motor vehicle insurance, and other related insurance systems in order to prevent duplication of coverage and avoid delays in the delivery of health care; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study group is requested to specifically address the issue of allowing an employee to access medical services through the routes normally used under prepaid health care for services covered by other forms of health benefits plans, such as workers' compensation and motor vehicle insurance; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study group is requested to develop initiatives to effectuate twenty-four-hour coverage, including recommended statutory changes to the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study group be exempt from part I of chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the study group shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairs of the House Committee on Labor and Public Employment and the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor shall serve as co-chairs of the study group; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the study group are requested to include:

(1) The Director of Labor and Industrial Relations or the Director's designee;

(2) The Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs or the Director's designee;

(3) The Insurance Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee; and

(4) Any other individuals deemed to have relevant expertise and experience; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the study group shall receive no additional compensation for their services; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations shall provide research, clerical, and technical support for the study group; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study group shall cease to exist on June 30, 2008; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study group is requested to submit its findings and recommendations, along with any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2008 Regular Session; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Chair of the House Committee on Labor and Public Employment, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor, the Directors of Labor and Industrial Relations and Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and the Insurance Commissioner.

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

Insurance; 24-hour Coverage

THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	50
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007
STATE OF HAWAII