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HRS §323G-5

Insurance must still cover what it already promised

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section says that nothing in this chapter takes away a health plan's duty to pay for care it already agreed to cover. If an insurance policy or contract says a service is covered, that coverage still applies.

The statute, as written — Preservation of coverage

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to remove the obligation of a third-party payer to cover a health care item or service that the third-party payer is obligated to provide to a patient under the terms of a valid agreement, insurance policy, plan, or certification of coverage or health maintenance organization contract.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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