HI SB810

Requires all practitioners administering, prescribing, or dispensing controlled substances in schedules II through IV to register with the electronic prescription accountability system starting January 1, 2016, as part of controlled substance registration renewal.

Mandates that practitioners and practitioner delegates request patient information from the central repository before prescribing to new patients and at least three times per year for patients receiving chronic opioid therapy, beginning January 1, 2017, with an exception for emergency room prescriptions of seven days or less.

Establishes definitions for "chronic opioid therapy," "pharmacist delegate," "practitioner," and "practitioner delegate" to allow designated agents to access the electronic prescription accountability system on behalf of pharmacists and practitioners.

Expands access to investigative information in the system to include regulatory agencies, the chief medical examiner, qualified research personnel, and other authorized entities assisting with program enhancement.

Effective January 7, 2059.