HB 1536

Hawaii House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 26, 2026.

Health Insurance; Mandatory Coverage; Health Benefits; Prosthetic Devices; Orthotic Devices; Health Insurers; Mutual Benefit Societies; Health Maintenance Organizations.

Bill ID HI-2026-HB-1536
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee HLT, CPC, FIN
House in_committee 2026-01-26
Insurance / Consumer Protection
Summary

Requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the cost of prosthetic devices, including activity-specific prostheses, and orthotic devices for policies, contracts, plans, and agreements issued or renewed on or after 1/1/2027. Establishes an unspecified minimum yearly benefit for prosthetic devices and orthotic devices.

Sponsor
Gregg Takayama
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-26 Status in_committee
2026-01-26 Latest Action Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
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