CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 50
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 1652
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1652, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE MEDICAID PRESCRIPTION DRUG REBATE SPECIAL FUND,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to the Medicaid Prescription Drug Rebate Special Fund.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Inserting the sum of $500,000 for fiscal year 2003-2004;
(2) Specifying that the funds may be used for:
(a) The development of a waiver; and
(b) Activities associated with securing approval for the waiver,
from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the expansion of prescription drug benefits under the Medicaid Program;
and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purpose of clarity.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1652, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1652, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
|
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
|
____________________________ RON MENOR, Chair |
____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
|
|
____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair |
||
|
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
||