STAND. CON. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR14 ,2025
RE: S.C.R. No. 70
S.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No.
70, S.D. 1, entitled:
“SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF
COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO ESTABLISH AND CONVENE A
PHARMACY REIMBURSEMENT WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE AND PROPOSE
LEGISLATION FOR THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Director of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs to establish and convene a Pharmacy
Reimbursement Working Group to explore and propose legislation
mandating health insurance coverage reimbursement for pharmacy
services for the 2026 Legislative Session.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawai’i Primary Care Association and Walgreen Co.
Your Committee finds that pharmacists are geographically
dispersed throughout the State’s communities and can bridge the
gaps created by the State’s physician shortage by educating
patients on how and when to check blood sugar, ways to avoid and
manage hypoglycemia, how to take their medications correctly to
avoid adverse effects, and various medication utilization
techniques. Your Committee further finds that, given the critical
role pharmacists play in ensuring access to health care to the
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State’s residents, pharmacists should be appropriately reimbursed
for the clinical services they provide within their scope of
practice. This measure recognizes the importance of pharmacists
to Hawaii’s health care system and establishes a working group
that will, among other things, propose legislation mandating
reimbursement for pharmacy services, which represents the next
step in ensuring the State’s pharmacists can maximize their
clinical services and practice within their full scope of
licensure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 70,
S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on
Consumer Protection & Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Health,
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Health
Bill/Resolution No.:
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Co mittee Referral: Date:
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0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: ~Pass, unamended (as is) 0 Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
0 Pass short form bill with RD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
HLT Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. TAKAYAMA, Gregg (C)
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2. KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, Sue L. (VC)
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3. AMATO, Terez
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4. CHUN, Cory M. .7
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5. MARTEN, Lisa
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6. OLDS, Ikaika
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7. TAKENOUCHI, Jenna
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8. ALCOS Ill, David ~
9. GARCIA, Diamond
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The recommendation is: ~“Adopted U Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
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Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: ‘._V~.__~(
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerks Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO