STAND. COM. REP. NO. 540-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2488
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which
was referred H.B. No. 2488, H.D. 1, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow institutional
facilities or supervised living groups to return prescription
drugs previously dispensed or distributed by a pharmacist, to be
redispensed or redistributed by the pharmacist.  Controls have
been included to ensure the integrity of the returned drugs. 

     Your Committee finds that this measure would help to reduce
the cost of health care without compromising patient care.

     Testimony was received in support of this measure from the
Board of Pharmacy, Department of Human Services, Department of
Health, Hawaii Pharmacists Association, and Hawaii Long Term Care
Association.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2488, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading.


 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Consumer
                                   Protection and Commerce,



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair