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HI HB1181

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/2/2017

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Johanson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces workers' compensation prescription drug reimbursement rate from 140% to 101% of average wholesale price, aligning Hawaii closer to national standards.

  • 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.

  • Limits reimbursement for Schedule II controlled substances to an initial seven-day supply per physician visit, with exceptions requiring informed consent process compliance.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Labor3/22/2017
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health3/9/2017
Finance2/17/2017
Consumer Protection & Commerce2/10/2017
Labor & Public Employment1/30/2017

Full Bill Text

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