Bill Text: HI SB2917 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Electronic Prescription Accountability System.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-03-13 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates, McDermott, Thielen excused (3). [SB2917 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2917-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 329-104, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c)
This section shall not prevent the
disclosure, at the discretion of the administrator, of investigative
information to:
(1) Law enforcement officers, investigative agents of federal, state, or county law enforcement or regulatory agencies, United States attorneys, county prosecuting attorneys, or the attorney general; provided that the administrator has reasonable grounds to believe that the disclosure of any information collected under this part is in furtherance of an ongoing criminal or regulatory investigation or prosecution;
(2) Registrants authorized under chapters 448, 453, 457, and 463E who are registered to administer, prescribe, or dispense controlled substances and their practitioner delegate; provided that the information disclosed relates only to the registrant's own patient;
(3) Pharmacists or
pharmacist delegates, employed by a pharmacy registered under section 329-32,
who request prescription information about a customer [relating to a
violation or possible violation of this chapter];
(4) Other state-authorized governmental prescription-monitoring programs;
(5) The chief medical examiner or licensed physician designee who requests information and certifies the request is for the purpose of investigating the death of an individual;
(6) Qualified personnel for the purpose of bona fide research or education; provided that data elements that would reasonably identify a specific recipient, prescriber, or dispenser shall be deleted or redacted from the information prior to disclosure; provided further that release of the information may be made only pursuant to a written agreement between qualified personnel and the administrator in order to ensure compliance with this subsection;
(7) Other entities or individuals authorized by the administrator to assist the program with projects that enhance the electronic prescription accountability system;
(8) Authorized
employees of the State of Hawaii department of health alcohol and drug abuse
division and the emergency medical services and injury prevention system
branch; [and]
(9) The United States
Department of Defense health agency prescription monitoring program[.];
(10) Licensed health
care providers or delegates of these providers employed by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(11) Authorized employees of the department of
human services med-QUEST division.
Information disclosed to a registrant,
pharmacist, or authorized government agency under this section shall be
transmitted by a secure means determined by the designated agency."
SECTION
2. Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken. New statutory
material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Electronic Prescription Accountability System; Department of Human Services; Health Care Providers
Description:
Allows advanced practice registered nurses, pharmacists serving customers, authorized employees of the department of human services med-QUEST division, and licensed health care providers or delegates of the providers employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to access information stored in the electronic prescription accountability system. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
