§346-343 - Eligibility. - Hawaii Statutes

     §346-343  Eligibility.  (a)  All residents of the State shall be eligible to participate in the state pharmacy assistance program; provided that the applicant:

     (1)  Is a resident of Hawaii;

     (2)  Is sixty-five years or older, or is disabled and receiving a social security benefit;

     (3)  Has a household income at or below one hundred fifty per cent of the federal poverty level;

     (4)  Meets the asset test; and

     (5)  Is not a member of a retirement plan who is receiving a benefit from the Medicare Modernization Act.

     (b)  State pharmacy assistance program applicants who are enrolled in any other public assistance program providing pharmaceutical benefits, other than the Medicare Modernization Act and medicaid, shall be ineligible for the state pharmacy assistance program as long as they receive pharmaceutical benefits from that other public assistance program, unless the applicant is eligible for medicare.  Residents who qualify for, or are enrolled in, the Rx plus program shall be eligible for the state pharmacy assistance program; provided that they meet all other state pharmacy assistance program requirements.

     (c)  State pharmacy assistance program applicants who are enrolled in a private sector plan or insurance providing payments for prescription drugs shall be ineligible to receive benefits from the state pharmacy assistance program. [L 2005, c 209, pt of §2; am L 2006, c 264, §1]