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HI HB1181
Bill
Status
3/2/2017
Primary Sponsor
Aaron Johanson
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AI Summary
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Reduces workers' compensation prescription drug reimbursement rate from 140% to 101% of average wholesale price, aligning Hawaii closer to national standards.
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Requires injured employees and physicians to execute a written opioid therapy informed consent agreement if treatment exceeds three months, involves concurrent benzodiazepine use, or exceeds 90 morphine equivalent doses.
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Limits reimbursement for Schedule II controlled substances to an initial seven-day supply per physician visit, with exceptions requiring informed consent process compliance.
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Directs the Department of Health's harm reduction services branch to develop a template informed consent agreement addressing overdose risks, naloxone co-prescribing, non-opioid alternatives, functional goals, risk screening, drug testing, and prescription accountability system checks.
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Restricts physician-dispensed prescription drugs to an unspecified period following injury and caps compounded prescription drug reimbursement at $1,000 per 30-day period with specific billing requirements.
Legislative Description
Relating To Workers' Compensation Prescription Drug Reimbursement.
Workers' Compensation
Last Action
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL/WAM.
3/22/2017