STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR25 , 2025
RE: H.C.R. No. 171
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No.
171 entitled:
“HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS
THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED MANDATORY HEALTH
INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORS,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Auditor to
assess the social and financial effects of proposed mandatory
health insurance coverage for continuous glucose monitors.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the State Health Planning and Development Agency; State
Council on Developmental Disabilities; Environmental Caucus of the
Democratic Party of Hawai’i; Hawaii Medical Association; Liberty
Dialysis Hawai’i; Board of Trustees of the Rib Benioff Medical
Center Foundation; and two individuals.
Your Committee finds that although continuous glucose
monitors provide real-time data and trends on blood glucose levels
that surpass the limited information available through traditional
blood glucose meters, these devices are not covered by all health
insurers. Your Committee further finds that House Bill No. 820,
Regular Session of 2025 (HB820), proposes requiring all health
insurers in the State, including Medicaid managed care plans, to
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cover continuous glucose monitors, which would be considered a new
mandated health insurance benefit.
Your Committee further finds that, pursuant to sections 23-51
and 23—52, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the social and financial
impact of a proposed mandated health insurance benefit must be
assessed by the Auditor before it can be enacted into law. This
measure therefore requests the Auditor to conduct a statutorily
required impact assessment report on the social and financial
effects of the new mandated health insurance benefit proposed by
HB820.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 171
and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Health,
~MA,Chair
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Health
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
,1R 17 1-11-7 P14/
0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: Pass, unamended (as is) 0 Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
HLT Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. TAKAYAMA, Gregg (C)
2 KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, Sue L (VC)
3. AMATO, Terez
4. CHUN, Cory M.
5. MARTEN, Lisa
6. OLDS, Ikaika
7. TAKENOUCHI, Jenna
8. ALCOS III, David
9. GARCIA, Diamond
TOTAL (9)
The recommendation is: ~Adopted l Not Adopted
If joint referral. did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: c~{ ~A’~—~~’
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerks Office Duplicate (Pink) HMSO