CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.81

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 644

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 644, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to:

(1) Authorize electronic transmission and recordkeeping of prescription information;

(2) Exempt donors of pharmaceuticals from civil liability; and

(3) Repeal guidelines regarding the return of prescription drugs.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by removing Part I, which authorizes the electronic transmission and recordkeeping of prescription information, because its contents are similar to its companion measure, S.B. No. 1119, which has passed out of Conference Committee.

Your Committee on Conference has further amended this bill by:

(1) Inserting the definitions of "needy person", "pharmaceuticals and health care supplies", "pharmaceutical company", and "pharmacy" to further clarify the contents of this bill; and

(2) Changing the effective date from July 1, 2050, to upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 644, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 644, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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DAVID M. MATSUURA, Chair

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KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair

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RON MENOR, Co-Chair

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NATHAN SUZUKI, Co-Chair