CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 91-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

RE:    H.B. No. 1897

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1897, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE COVERAGE OF HEALTH SCREENINGS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure it ensure that annual screenings for sexually transmitted diseases, including screenings for human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, are covered by health benefit plans in the State.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to take effect on July 1, 2016, and to clarify that it apply to policies, contracts, and plans of health insurance issued or renewed after January 1, 2018.  Your Committee on Conference has also amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1897, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1897, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair	____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Co-Chair
____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair
	____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair