Report Title:

Hawaii QUEST; Coverages Expanded

Description:

Expands coverages under Hawaii QUEST program by eliminating enrollment caps, increasing the medical assistance standard as a percentage of the federal poverty level, and covering adult dental services; expands coverages under QUEST Net program by providing eligibility without regard to prior enrollment in QUEST related programs, and covering dental and prescription drugs.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2603

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO HAWAII QUEST.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§346-   Hawaii QUEST; QUEST-Net; expanded coverages. (a) The Hawaii QUEST program, beginning July 1, 2005, shall expand coverages by:

(1) Eliminating enrollment caps or limits on the number of enrollees;

(2) Increasing the income limit for eligibility as follows:

(A) For adults, to one hundred fifty per cent of the federal poverty level;

(B) For children age one year or older, to two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level;

(C) For infants under the age of one year, to three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level; and

(3) Providing coverage for adult dental services.

(b) The QUEST-Net program, beginning July 1, 2005, shall expand coverages:

(1) Without regard to whether the applicant is or has been in a QUEST-related program; and

(2) By providing coverage for dental services and prescription drugs in addition to other medical coverages."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.

INTRODUCED BY:

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