Bill Text: HI SB2085 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Hawaii Health Insurance Exchange; Composition of Board; Basic Health Plan
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-17 - (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. [SB2085 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB2085-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the hawaii health insurance exchange.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that health insurance exchanges established in the Patient and Protection Affordable Care Act of 2010 are intended to support consumers and their access to quality affordable health care as well as information that will help consumers to make informed decisions regarding health care.
The purpose of this Act is to clearly define the consumer in the health insurance exchange board, strengthen statewide consumer and business representation on the health insurance exchange board, address conflicts of interest on the health insurance exchange board by preventing health plans from serving on the board, and requiring the health insurance exchange to offer a basic health plan.
SECTION 2. Section 435H-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
""Consumer" means an enrollee in the state medicaid program, medicare program, or a person who receives health care benefits through the Hawaii health insurance exchange."
SECTION 3. Section 435H-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
"(g) The connector shall make qualified
plans [and], qualified dental plans, and the basic health plan
as defined in the Patient and Protection Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L.
111-148) available to qualified individuals and qualified employers
beginning with effective dates on or before January 1, 2014."
SECTION 4. Section 435H-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The membership of the board shall
reflect geographic statewide diversity, including representation from
all islands, and the diverse interests of stakeholders including consumers,
employers, [insurers,] and [dental benefit] providers. The
director of commerce and consumer affairs or the director's designee, the
director of health or the director's designee, the director of human services
or the director's designee, and the director of labor and industrial relations
or the director's designee shall be ex-officio, voting members of the
board."
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Hawaii Health Insurance Exchange; Composition of Board; Basic Health Plan
Description:
Defines the consumer in the health insurance exchange board. Clarifies that the health insurance exchange board shall have geographic diversity consisting of representation from all islands. Removes health plans from the board. Requires the health insurance exchange to offer a basic health plan.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
