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HI HB 2209

in committee

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Requires health insurance carriers to honor a patient's written assignment of benefits to a substance use disorder treatment provider. Prohibits health insurance contracts from including anti-assignment clauses that restrict or invalidate a patient's right to assign benefits. Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to adopt rules and take enforcement action to ensure compliance. Requires the Insurance Commissioner to publish an annual summary. Allows providers to bring civil actions to compel payment and obtain injunctive relief, damages, interest, and attorneys' fees for violations. Deems violations to be unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Requires insurers to furnish an explanation of benefits to the assigned provider upon request.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-06 — The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  2. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  3. 2026-01-30

    Referred to HLT, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2209&year=2026

Attribution

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