§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]