STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1429

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2023

 

RE:   S.B. No. 473

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health & Homelessness, to which was referred S.B. No. 473, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to exempt manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and third-party logistics providers of home dialysate drugs or devices from the license, registration, and permit requirements for pharmacies, under certain conditions.  

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i and Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Board of Pharmacy.

 

Your Committee finds that home dialysis provides greater schedule flexibility, fewer food restrictions, and better outcomes.  Additionally, home dialysis treatments can be done longer and more frequently, placing less strain on the patient's body.  This measure is intended to improve the health outcomes of patients with kidney disease by facilitating the use of home dialysis.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 473, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 473, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Homelessness,

 

 

 

 

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair