STAND. COM. REP. NO.  117

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 651

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 651 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to update the Uniform Controlled Substances Act in chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow for electronic controlled substance prescriptions by:

     (1)  Adding definitions of "electronic prescription", "electronic prescription application", and "electronic signature" to be consistent with federal law;

     (2)  Clarifying the conditions for electronic transmittal of controlled substance prescriptions; and

     (3)  Adding and clarifying violations of prohibited acts relating to electronic controlled substance prescriptions.

The Department of Public Safety, CVS Caremark, and Walgreen Co., supported this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 651 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Health.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair