STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1439-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 219

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 219 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DEVELOP A SIMPLIFIED REPORTING SYSTEM FOR VETERINARIANS TO COMPLY WITH PART VIII OF CHAPTER 329, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Public Safety to:

 

(1)  Develop by December 31, 2012, a simplified version of the electronic prescription accountability system for veterinarians;

 

(2)  Give veterinarians a reasonable time before they must report under the simplified version of the electronic prescription accountability system, i.e., to take place after the system is developed and veterinarians are notified of the system; and

 

(3)  Submit a report to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and President of the Executive Board of the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association prior to the 2013 Regular Session, on the status of the progress made in developing and implementing the simplified version of the electronic prescription accountability system.

 

     No testimony was received on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 219 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair