STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2658

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2866
                                        S.D. 2




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which
was referred S.B. No. 2866, S.D. 1, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to improve patient care by
liberalizing the requirements for dispensing prescription drugs
and medical oxygen.

     Testimony was received from the Department of Health, Hawaii
Pharmacists Association, Longs Drugs, Hawaii Association for Home
Care, and two private individuals.

     This measure also removes refill restrictions on out-of-
state prescriptions which impede access to needed prescription
medications for visitors and local residents with mainland
physicians.

     Your Committee finds that this measure does not compromise
the public health, but serves to facilitate the safe and
professional dispensing of prescription drugs and medical oxygen.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical,
nonsubstantive changes for proper Ramseyer formatting and
language.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to

 
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this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 2866, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 2866, S.D. 2.

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



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                                   BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair



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                                   BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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