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.

SCR 70 requests Hawaii's Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to establish a Pharmacy Reimbursement Working Group. The group will include pharmacy representatives, insurers, and health officials to study why pharmacists providing clinical services (like medication management and immunizations) often lack insurance reimbursement. It will draft proposed legislation for the 2026 session to require health insurers to cover these services. The resolution aims to address reimbursement gaps that limit pharmacists' ability to expand care in underserved communities. This is a preparatory step; the bill itself does not change current law.