STAND. COM. REP. 3299

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 377

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 377, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Drug Product Selection Board

G.M. No. 377

JAMES P. EPURE, MD,

for a term to expire 06-30-08,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, résumé, and statements submitted by the nominee, and finds the nominee to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Drug Product Selection Board.

Your Committee received testimony in support of JAMES P. EPURE, MD, from the Department of Health. With sixteen years as a medical doctor, Dr. Epure currently serves as a staff physician specializing in Geriatric Medicine at the Spark M. Matsunaga VA Medical Center. Dr. Epure is also a faculty member in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Epure received his medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine and completed a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Epure has served on the Ethics Committee at Kuakini Medical Center, the American Samoa AIDS Committee, and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Epure has been a member of this Board since 2000, currently serves as its Chair, and is seeking reappointment.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

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

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair