THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

TIME:

2:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A M E N D E D A G E N D A

Please note that the Committees on HTH/HMS will be hearing the proposed SD1 version of the following bill:

HB 30

HD1

PROPOSED

SD1

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Provides equal access when it comes to providing open, unrestricted access for patients who are medicaid recipients and who suffer from HIV, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or hepatitis C, or who are in need of immunosuppressives as a result of organ transplants, regardless of whether they are in the Medicaid Fee-For-Service or the Medicaid QUEST programs.

HMS/HTH, WAM

 

COPIES OF THE PROPOSED SD1 ARE AVAILABLE AT THE STATE CAPITOL, ROOM 226 AND ON THE CAPITOL WEBSITE AT: www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 226, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Please include your name, position/title, organization, measure you are providing your testimony for, and, in the first paragraph, your position on the measure. Please submit your testimony on one side of a 3-hole punched 8-1/2 x 11-inch paper. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6130.

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair