Bill > SB2751

This bill modifies the State's Workers' Compensation Law to better define and regulate compounded prescription drugs, which are medications mixed by a pharmacist for a specific patient based on a prescription, often when standard FDA-approved drugs are not suitable. It limits physicians to dispensing prescription drugs for only 30 days after an industrial injury, after which all prescriptions must be obtained through the employer's designated pharmacy benefit manager, a system used to manage prescription drug benefits. Furthermore, any prescription drugs not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), such as these compounded drugs, must be clearly identified as "compounds" on treatment plans and billing, and require a statement of medical necessity explaining why a compounded drug is needed over an FDA-approved alternative with similar therapeutic effects.

Justice, Labor and Employment

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2751&year=2026