STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1189

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 972

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Public Safety and Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 972 entitled:

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

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, in Chapter 329, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by:

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

     (2)  Clarifying conditions for electronic prescriptions for controlled substances; and

     (3)  Specifying prohibited acts related to electronic prescriptions for controlled substances.

The Hawaii Medical Service Association, Hawaii Medical Association, CVS Caremark, Walgreen Co., and a concerned individual supported this measure.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 972 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety and Health,

____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair