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

(1)  Is a resident of Hawaii;

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

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

(4)  Meets the asset test; and

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

(b)  State pharmacy assistance programapplicants who are enrolled in any other public assistance program providingpharmaceutical benefits, other than the Medicare Modernization Act andmedicaid, shall be ineligible for the state pharmacy assistance program as longas they receive pharmaceutical benefits from that other public assistanceprogram, unless the applicant is eligible for medicare.  Residents who qualifyfor, or are enrolled in, the Rx plus program shall be eligible for the statepharmacy assistance program; provided that they meet all other state pharmacyassistance program requirements.

(c)  State pharmacy assistance programapplicants who are enrolled in a private sector plan or insurance providingpayments for prescription drugs shall be ineligible to receive benefits fromthe state pharmacy assistance program. [L 2005, c 209, pt of §2; am L 2006, c264, §1]