STAND. COM. REP. NO. 709-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2393

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2393, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TITLE 24, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to cover mandated services for mammography at least as favorably as coverage for other radiological examinations; and

(2) Amend external review procedures to improve consistency with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Uniform Health Carrier External Review Model Act.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Disability and Communication Access Board.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2393, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair