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This concurrent resolution requests the Auditor, a state official responsible for independent audits, to study the potential impacts of a proposed law (Senate Bill No. 46) that would require health insurance policies to cover annual mental health wellness examinations. The Auditor must examine both the positive and negative social effects, such as improved public health and well-being, and the financial effects, including costs to insurance providers and consumers, before the Legislature makes a decision on the proposed law. This process is mandated by Hawaii Revised Statutes section 23-51, which requires such assessments for any new health insurance coverage mandates. The Auditor is to submit a report of their findings and recommendations to the Legislature by a specific deadline.

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