Bill Text: HI SR76 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii Senate Resolution 76

Introduced

Bill Title: Requesting The Auditor To Assess Both The Social And Financial Effects Of Proposed Mandated Health Insurance Coverage For A Percentage Of The Costs Of Ketamine Therapy To Treat Depression And Suicide Ideation.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-14 - Referred to CPN/HHS. [SR76 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-SR76-Introduced.html

THE SENATE	S.R. NO.	76
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS BOTH THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE COSTS OF KETAMINE THERAPY TO TREAT DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE IDEATION.

WHEREAS, the State has a duty to protect and improve the health and environment of the people; and

WHEREAS, a number of state residents suffer from various mental health illnesses; and

WHEREAS, according to an article published in Current Neuropharmacology, the use of ketamine is a valid antidepressant option for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression and has rapid antidepressant effects; and

WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 279, Senate Draft 1, of the Thirty-Second Legislature of the State of Hawaii proposes to require insurance coverage for ketamine therapy; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 23-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, before any legislative measure that mandates health insurance coverage for specific health services, specific diseases, or certain providers of health care services as part of individual or group health insurance policies can be considered, concurrent resolutions shall be passed requesting the Auditor to prepare and submit to the Legislature a report that assesses both the social and financial effects of the proposed mandated coverage; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that the Auditor is requested to assess, pursuant to section 23-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, both the social and financial effects of the proposed mandated health insurance coverage under Senate Bill No. 279, Senate Draft 1, of the Thirty-Second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, which requires insurance coverage for a percentage of the costs of ketamine therapy to treat depression and suicide ideation; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit a report of the Auditor's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor and Insurance Commissioner.