STAND. COM. REP. NO.  913-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2128

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2128, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require that accident and health or sickness insurance policies include coverage for appropriate clinical victim support services provided by licensed mental health providers for victims of sexual violence and abuse who suffer from mental disorders.  This measure also defines "clinical victim support service" and "victim of sexual violence or abuse" for the purposes of insurance coverage.  

 

     The Sex Abuse Treatment Center of Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, IMUAlliance, Hawaii Children's Action Network, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Domestic Violence Action Center, Hawaii Democratic Women's Caucus, and a few concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Human Services, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaii Medical Service Association, and Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2128, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair