RELATING TO PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.

Creation of a new Hawaii Preventive Services Advisory Committee composed of ten members from various medical and professional organizations to provide independent recommendations on preventive services.

Insurance coverage requirements now explicitly include services recommended by the new state advisory committee, alongside federal guidelines, without cost-sharing.

Added immunity protections for healthcare providers and facilities who provide preventive services in accordance with the state advisory committee's recommendations.

Updated the definition of 'prevailing medical standards' to include recommendations from the new state advisory committee in addition to federal guidelines.

Changed the effective date of the bill from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2026.

Expanded the types of insurance policies subject to coverage requirements to include both individual and group accident and health, sickness, hospital, and medical service plans.

Changed the bill designation from 'H.D. 2' to 'H.D. 3' and updated associated metadata dates.

Corrected the name of the insurance trust from 'Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust' to 'Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund'.

Updated statutory references to change article designations from Roman numerals (e.g., 'article I') to Arabic numerals (e.g., 'article 10A') in the Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Reordered the list of referenced statute sections in Section 10 to remove a bracketed item and adjust the sequence.

Removed the requirement to establish a new 'Hawaii Preventive Services Advisory Committee' and replaced it with explicit authorization for the Department of Health to issue its own clinical preventive service recommendations.

Added a prohibition on denying coverage or requiring prior authorization for clinical preventive services based on medical necessity.

Added explicit provisions allowing registered pharmacists to order vaccines in accordance with Department of Health recommendations.

Changed the definition of 'prevailing medical standards' to include both national recommendations and Department of Health recommendations, with a mechanism for the Department to determine which applies if they conflict.

Updated the effective date for certain provisions from July 1, 3000, to January 1, 2027, and removed the exemption for an impact assessment report.

Expanded immunity protections to cover providing services based on Department of Health recommendations, even if those recommendations differ from national standards.

Created a new Hawaii Preventive Services Advisory Committee with specific representation from various medical and consumer organizations.

Granted legal immunity to healthcare professionals who provide preventive services based on Department of Health recommendations.

Added a provision requiring health insurance plans to cover preventive services even if federal laws later require the state to pay for non-covered state-mandated benefits.

Updated pharmacy technician requirements to mandate registration and certification, and expanded the list of eligible organizations for the advisory committee.

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder for future legislative action.