STAND. COM. REP. 2384

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 3079

 

 

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 S.B. No. 3079 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 include the intranasal delivery of vaccines within the scope of practice of pharmacists.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Board of Pharmacy, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and Synapse Legislative Services, Inc. Comments on this measure were received from the Hawaii Medical Association.

Your Committee finds that a pharmacist who is appropriately trained should be able to administer intranasal drugs and vaccines. Pharmacies are ideally suited to provide preventative immunization health care services, thus addressing the critical public health issue of inadequate immunizations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3079 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing.

 

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

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair