SB 967 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEALTH.

SB 967 requires Medicaid and private health insurance plans to cover intravenous ketamine therapy for treating depression. The bill mandates this coverage for eligible patients and allocates state funding to support the program. It directly affects individuals seeking this specific depression treatment and insurers who must now include it in covered services. The policy change creates a new requirement for health coverage without specifying additional eligibility criteria beyond the therapy's use for depression.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 6, 2026
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Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
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Kurt Fevella
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