STAND. COM. REP. NO. 348-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: H.B. No. 1966
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1966 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VACCINATIONS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The Department of Health, Hawaii Medical Service Association,
‘Ohana Health Plan, Walgreen Co., Safeway, and Times Supermarkets testified in support of this measure. An individual testified in opposition to this measure. The Board of Pharmacy commented on this measure.
Your Committee recognizes the work of the task force in determining, among other things, the feasibility of lowering the age at which vaccinations may be administered by pharmacists. While there are several states that permit pharmacists to immunize patients as young as nine years of age, your Committee notes that this measure represents a compromise resulting from the collaborative efforts of the members of the task force, representing the fields of pharmacy, pediatrics, and public health, in its recommendation to administer the influenza vaccine to persons between 14 and 17 years of age.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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 H.B. No. 1966, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1966, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,
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____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair |
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