STAND. COM. REP. NO.  180

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 900

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Health and Intrastate Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 900 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VACCINATIONS,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to improve vaccination rates in Hawaii by authorizing pharmacists, subject to prior requirements, to administer vaccines to minors between 11 and 17 years of age.

 

     The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Board of Pharmacy, Hawaii Immunization Coalition, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District VIII Hawaii Section, Walgreen Co., Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and many concerned individuals supported this measure.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Department of Health and one concerned individual provided comments.

 

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     Your Committees note that this is a housekeeping measure to clarify the intent of Act 68, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, to allow authorized pharmacists to administer vaccines to persons between eleven and seventeen years of age.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Intrastate Commerce that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 900, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 900, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Intrastate Commerce,

 

 

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TAKASHI OHNO, Chair

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair