STAND. COM. REP. NO.  530-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2741

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health & Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2741 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to tackle the complex issues surrounding the topic of insurance reimbursement for medical cannabis by establishing a working group to specifically address reimbursement for medical cannabis for qualifying patients.

 

     The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii and Hawaii Advocates for Consumer Rights testified in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 3000, to facilitate further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2741, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2741, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Human Services,

 

 

 

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair