THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, April 04, 2013

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective standing committee(s):

 

HB 65, HD2, SD1

      (SSCR1003)

      Status & Testimony

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 alternatively purchase prescription drugs from a retail pharmacy.  Prohibits a pharmacy benefit management company from restricting a patient's choice of pharmacy from which to receive prescription medications.  Prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from providing incentive copayments to members for the utilization of mail-order pharmacies.  Requires affected entities to report to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2018.  Repeals 06/30/2018.  (SD1)

 

CPN/JDL, WAM

HB 634, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR1016)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Establishes job security requirements for certain employees upon the divestiture of a covered establishment if, among other things, the covered establishment employs one hundred or more persons.  (SD1)

 

JDL/CPN, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator David Y. Ige

Chair