STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1547-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.C.R. No. 28

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 28 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND WHOSE CANCER OR CANCER TREATMENT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THEIR FERTILITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Auditor to assess the social and financial effects of mandatory health insurance coverage for fertility preservation procedures for certain persons who have been diagnosed with cancer and whose cancer or cancer treatment may adversely affect their fertility.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Kaiser Permanente, Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology, Alliance for Fertility Preservation, and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from Hawaii Medical Service Association and Hawaii Association of Health Plans.

Your committee notes the testimony provided by Kaiser Permanente and Hawaii Medical Service Association that the study be further refined to include ethical and legal issues surrounding the rights and entitlements with respect to the cryopreserved material, as well as the legal rights of offspring conceived posthumously, including contract remedies, i.e., cryobank agreement, to address the storage and disposition of the cryopreserved material.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 28 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair