THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

136

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING A HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT.

 

 


     WHEREAS, H.B. No. 2224, introduced during the regular session of 2008, proposes to require employers to extend health insurance coverage to employees who are less than half-time, provided that the employer may require the employee to bear the full cost of the employee's coverage; and

 

     WHEREAS, this measure is intended to apply to employer group health plans under the insurance code and their counterpart products as offered by mutual benefit societies and health maintenance organizations; and

 

     WHEREAS, this measure is not intended to conflict with the prepaid health care law which presently requires employers to provide health care coverage of each employee who is employed at least half-time and to contribute at least one-half of the premium for each employee who is employed at least half-time; and

 

     WHEREAS, the mandated coverage imposed on employers under this measure may create social and financial impacts that must be assessed before the measure can be considered; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2008, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Auditor is requested to conduct an impact assessment report of the proposed mandate under H.B. No. 2224 relating to health coverage for less than half-time employees; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is further requested to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature not later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2009; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor, the Insurance Commissioner, and the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Auditor