CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 31-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2119

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2119, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE PRESCRIPTIONS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to authorize out-of-state pharmacies to transfer prescription information for the initial fill of an out-of-state prescription in the State.

Your Committee on Conference finds that it is common for an out-of-state patient to require an acute medication while visiting the State. Your Committee on Conference further finds that because state law does not explicitly permit out-of-state pharmacies to transfer prescription information to in-state pharmacies for dispensing an initial prescription fill, local pharmacists must contact out-of-state practitioners for a verbal order, resulting in workflow redundancy and treatment delays for out-of-state patients. This measure will allow out-of-state patients in the State to receive the initial filling of their prescription medication in a timely manner.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon its approval; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2119, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2119, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JACKSON D. SAYAMA Chair	____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair
	____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair