Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Chapter 95 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES
Subchapter 10 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE
Section 16-95-81 - Emergency kits
Current through February, 2024
(a) A pharmacist may provide emergency kits to an institutional facility which does not have an institutional pharmacy to meet the immediate therapeutic needs of patients.
(b) The pharmacist and the medical staff of the institutional facility shall jointly determine the drugs, and quantity, to be included in the emergency kit.
(c) The exterior of emergency kits shall be labeled by the pharmacist to clearly indicate that the kit is an emergency drug kit. There shall be a listing of the drugs contained in the emergency kit, including name, strength, quantity, and expiration date of the drugs, which shall be maintained and kept in an accessible location near to the emergency kit, along with the name, address, and telephone number of the supplying pharmacy.
(d) All drugs contained within the emergency kit shall be labeled to identify, at a minimum, the brand or generic name, strength, route of administration, if other than oral, quantity, source, manufacturer, if generic, lot number, expiration date, and other information as may be required by the medical staff of the institutional facility to prevent any misunderstanding or risk of harm to the patients of the facility.
(e) On or before the earliest expiration date of any drug contained in the emergency kit, the pharmacist shall replace any expired drugs, relabel, and reseal the kit.
(f) The pharmacist shall ensure that the institutional facility has established written policies and procedures which shall provide, but not be limited to, policies and procedures covering:
