HI SB536

Exempts qualified patients under Hawaii's "Our Care, Our Choice Act" (chapter 327L) from Schedule II controlled substance prescription filling time limits, allowing prescriptions to be held for up to 30 days instead of 7 days.

Allows initial concurrent prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines to exceed the standard 7-day supply limit for qualified patients under chapter 327L without requiring medical documentation of necessity.

Exempts prescriptions issued under chapter 327L from the requirement to check the state electronic prescription accountability system before prescribing Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances.

Excludes qualified patients under chapter 327L from the definition of "qualifying opioid therapy patient," which would otherwise trigger informed consent requirements for long-term opioid treatment, concurrent benzodiazepine use, or high-dose prescriptions.

Effective upon approval, with provisions preserving amendments to Section 329-38 when that section is repealed and reenacted under Act 66, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017.