STAND. COM. REP. NO. 439-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2145

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 2145, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICATION SYNCHRONIZATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to facilitate medication synchronization for efficient medication refilling by requiring health insurance plans that provide prescription drug benefits to apply prorated daily cost-sharing rates for prescriptions dispensed in less than thirty-day supplies by pharmacies. This measure also authorizes licensed pharmacists to adjust the supply of a prescription dispensed to the patient for purposes of medication synchronization.

The Department of Health, Board of Pharmacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Walgreen Co., and many concerned individuals supported this measure. The Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Hawaii Medical Service Association provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2145, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair