HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair

Rep. Dee Morikawa, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Lauren Kealohilani Cheape

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, February 08, 2013

TIME:

8:00 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 655

Status

RELATING TO MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS.

Provides that an assault of a medical services provider who is engaged in the performance of duty be categorized as a criminal assault in the second degree.

 

HLT, JUD

HB 656

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATIVE UNIFORMITY.

Exempts collaboration among all accident and health or sickness insurers, third party administrators, managed care plans, health care providers, and government agencies from state antitrust laws when the collaboration is intended to adopt uniform administrative procedures.  Requires notice to be given to certain interested parties in advance of collaborative discussions.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 62

Status

RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS.

Prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from using a patient's prescription drug benefits claim information to market to that patient the services of a preferred pharmacy network that is owned by the pharmacy benefits manager.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 64

Status

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Repeals mail order pharmacy exemption from controlled substances act.

 

HLT, CPC/JUD

HB 65

Status

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Allows beneficiaries of prescription drug benefits providers to opt out of the requirement to purchase prescription drugs from a mail-order pharmacy and may alternatively purchase prescription drugs from a retail pharmacy.

 

HLT, CPC, JUD

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Testimony should indicate:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·     The date and time of the hearing; and

·     Measure number. 

 

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Rep. Della Au Belatti

Chair