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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
BILL 21-125, THE “CLINICAL RIGHT TO TRY ACT OF 2015”
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015
12:00 P.M., ROOM 500, 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 Bill 21-125, the “Clinical Right to Try Act of 2015.” The hearing will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building.
The purpose of this bill is to give patients with an advanced illness access to investigational products that have not been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration that other patients have access to when they participate in clinical trials. It allows a manufacturer to provide an investigational drug, biological product, or device for a fee or free of charge to eligible patients. Hospitals and health care facilities may also make these investigational drugs available if procedures have been adopted and are in place to do so. The legislation authorizes health insurance providers and the District government to provide coverage for the cost of investigational drugs. The legislation also provides protection against liability except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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 Friday, June 5, 2015. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. If submitted by the close of business on Friday, June 5, 2015, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing. 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 Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
