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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004
COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER, CHAIRPERSON
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON
B21-371, the “Unused Prescription Drug Donation Amendment Act of 2015”
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
11:00 A.M., ROOM 412, JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING
1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health and Human Services, announces a public hearing on B21-371, the “Unused Prescription Drug Donation Amendment Act of 2015.” The hearing will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a Prescription Drug Repository program within the Department of Health to dispense donated prescription drugs based on economic need to eligible individuals, and a protocol for accepting pharmaceutical drugs donated by individuals and by a pharmaceutical manufacturer or health care facility. It also establishes liability protections for the parties involved in the program.
Those who wish to testify should contact Malcolm Cameron, Legislative Analyst to the Committee on Health and Human Services, at 202-741-0909 or via e-mail at mcameron@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.
For those unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements can be emailed to mcameron@dccouncil.us or mailed to Malcolm Cameron at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 115, Washington, D.C., 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 26, 2015.
