CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 16
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.B. No. 261
H.D. 2
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Honorable Donna Mercado Kim
President of the Senate
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir and Madam:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 261, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION,"
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:
(1) Require health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to post and update information on drug formularies via a public website and through a toll-free number; and
(2) Establish a formulary accessibility working group to be appointed and administered by the Insurance Commissioner to make recommendations for a standard formulary template.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2015; and
(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for clarity, consistency, and style.
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 H.B. No. 261, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 261, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
____________________________ JOSH GREEN, Chair |
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____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair |
____________________________ RONALD D. KOUCHI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI, Co-Chair |
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