SB 225 Hawaii Senate · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR BRAIN INJURIES.

Summary

Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage beginning 1/1/2018 for medically necessary cognitive rehabilitation therapy for survivors of traumatic brain injury. Requires coverage for up to twenty years from the date the traumatic brain injury occurred and imposes a lifetime cap of $300,000 per person. Requests the auditor to update the 2004 auditor's report on cognitive rehabilitation and report back to the legislature. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

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Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Nov 30, 2017

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Committee

Feb 7, 2017

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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Feb 7, 2017

Committee

Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 59) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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Jan 27, 2017

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Kidani.

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Jan 23, 2017

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 01-27-17 9:30AM in conference room 229.

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Jan 20, 2017

Committee

Referred to CPH, WAM.

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Jan 20, 2017

Introduced

Introduced.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors