HB 1634 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.

Summary

Prohibits health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations from excluding coverage of a service solely because the service is provided through telehealth and not through face-to-face contact. Requires parity between telehealth services and face-to-face services for purposes of deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, benefit limits, and utilization reviews.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jan 2022

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Introduced Jan 20, 2022 Last action Jan 26, 2022

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Jan 26, 2022

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Referred to HHH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

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Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Jan 20, 2022

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Pending introduction.

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18 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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