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HB556
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
556
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to colorectal cancer
.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to part II to be appropriately designated and
to read as follows:
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�346-
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State-funded assistance for colorectal
cancer screenings.
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(a)
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The department shall provide financial assistance, as appropriated by
the legislature, to pay for colorectal cancer screenings for residents of the
State who:
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(1)
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Are uninsured;
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(2)
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Have healthcare
coverage that does not provide coverage without cost sharing for colorectal
cancer screenings that meet the requirements of sections 431:10A-122 and 432:1-617;
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(3)
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Are permanent United
States resident aliens but are ineligible for medicare; or
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(4)
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Are nonresident
aliens and are ineligible for medicare.
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(b)
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The state-funded screenings shall meet the
requirements of sections 431:10A-122 and 432:1-617.
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SECTION
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Section 431:10A-122,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
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Colon
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Colorectal
cancer screening coverage.
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(a)
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Each policy of accident and health or sickness insurance providing
coverage for health care, except for policies that only provide coverage for
specified diseases or other limited benefit coverage, shall provide coverage
for [
colorectal-cancer
]
colorectal cancer
screening by all A and
B grade screening modalities as recommended by the United States Preventive
Services Task Force.
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(b)
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For purposes of this section, all coverage
for colorectal cancer screenings shall be consistent with the Affordable Care
Act implementation frequently asked questions published by the United States
Department of Labor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and
United States Department of the Treasury.
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(b)
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(c)
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Beginning March 1, 2011, all health insurance
providers in Hawaii shall inform their insured about the risk associated with
undiagnosed [
colorectal-cancer
]
colorectal cancer
and encourage
the insured to consult with the insured's physician about available screening
options."
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SECTION
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Section
432:1-617, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
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[
]�432:1-617[
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Colon
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Colorectal
cancer screening
coverage.
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(a)
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All individual and group hospital and medical
service contracts providing health care coverage shall provide coverage for [
colorectal-cancer
]
colorectal cancer
screening by all A and B grade screening modalities as
recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
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(b)
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For purposes of this section, all coverage
for colorectal cancer screenings shall be consistent with the Affordable Care
Act implementation frequently asked questions published by the United States
Department of Labor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and
United States Department of the Treasury.
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(b)
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(c)
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Beginning March 1, 2011, all health insurance
providers in Hawaii shall inform their insured of the risk associated with undiagnosed
colorectal cancer and encourage the insured to consult with the insured's physician
about available screening options."
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SECTION 4.
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(a)
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The department of human services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
91 to implement section 1 of this Act, including rules establishing an
application process for state-funded colorectal cancer screenings.
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(b)
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In adopting rules pursuant to this Act, the department shall ensure that:
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(1)
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The state-funded colorectal
cancer screenings meet the requirements of sections 431:10A-122 and 432:1-617;
and
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(2)
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No cost-sharing
requirements are imposed.
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SECTION 5.
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There is appropriated out of the general
revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $
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or so much thereof as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the department of human services to develop
and implement a public assistance program offering state-funded colorectal
cancer screenings.
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The sums
appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services
for the purposes of this Act.
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SECTION 6.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.
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SECTION 7.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
DHS; Colorectal
Cancer Screenings; State-Funded; Appropriation
Description:
Requires
and appropriates moneys for the Department of Human Services to develop and
implement a public assistance program offering state-funded colorectal
screenings for certain persons.
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Requires
coverage for all colorectal cancer screenings in the State to be consistent
with the Affordable Care Act Implementation Frequently Asked Questions
published by the United States Department of Labor, United States Department of
Health and Human Services, and United States Department of the Treasury.
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