RELATING TO HEALTH.
Summary
Requires the director of health to convene a mental health and substance abuse parity working group to determine how the State can come into compliance with federal mental health and substance abuse parity laws and regulations and enhance existing state parity laws. Reauthorizes, part V, Act 44, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, providing parity for substance abuse treatment insurance coverage.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Jan 30, 2019
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 30, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Re-Referred to CPH, JDC.
Jan 24, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to CPH/HMS, JDC.
Jan 18, 2019
Senate · Introduced
Introduced.
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donovan Dela Cruz
DDemocratic
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