THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Josh Green, M.D., Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Tuesday November 8, 2011

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is to address vital medication shortages in Hawaii and nationally. The following parties have been invited to provide comments on the matter:

 

Department of Health

State board of Pharmacy

Queen's Medical Center- Head of Oncology

Hawaii State Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund

Hawaii Medical Service Association

Kaiser Permanente

Johnson and Johnson

Pfizer Inc.

American Cancer Society

 

Testimony

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at HTHTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov .  Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 222 , State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may 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 which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the informational briefing  (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-9385to make a request for arrangements at least 24 hours prior to the briefing.  Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-9385.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Josh Green, M.D.

Chair

 

 

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Senator Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate