HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2983

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 346-59.9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:

     "(a)  The department shall not impose any restriction or limitation on the coverage for, or a recipient's access to, psychotropic medication; provided that the psychotropic medication shall be prescribed by a psychiatrist, physician, naturopathic physician, or an advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority under chapter 457, duly licensed in the [State.] state.

     (b)  The department shall report to the legislature [no] not later than twenty days before the convening of each regular session on:

     (1)  The number of prescriptions written pursuant to this section;

     (2)  The cost and impact of psychiatrists, physicians, naturopathic physicians, or advanced practice nurses prescribing medications, pursuant to this section, that are not part of the existing formulary; and

     (3)  The overall use of psychotropic medication under chapter 346."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2050.

 

 

Report Title:

Psychotropic Medication; Naturopathic Physicians; Prescriptions

 

Description:

Prohibits the Department of Human Services from imposing any restriction or limitation on the coverage for, or a recipient's access, to psychotropic medication prescribed by a naturopathic physician licensed in the state.  Requires annual reports to include the cost and impact of naturopathic physicians  prescribing medications that are not part of the existing formulary.  Effective January 1, 2050.  (HB2983 HD1)

 

 

 

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