Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Subtitle 3 - LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 200 - REGULATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Section 23-200-14 - Professional use of controlled substances
Current through February, 2024
(a) A physician, in good faith and in the course of professional practice only, may prescribe, administer or dispense a controlled substance in accordance with the certificate of registration, or may cause the same to be administered by a health care professional under the direction and supervision of the physician.
(b) A dentist, in good faith and in the course of professional practice only, may prescribe, administer, or dispense a controlled substance in accordance with the certificate of registration, or cause the same to be administered by a health care professional under the direction and supervision of the dentist.
(c) A podiatrist, in good faith and in the course of professional practice only, may prescribe, administer, or dispense a controlled substance in accordance with the certificate of registration, or may cause the same to be administered by a health care professional under the direction and supervision of the podiatrist.
(d) A veterinarian, in good faith and in the course of professional practice only, and not for use by a human being, may prescribe, administer or dispense a controlled substance or cause the same to be administered by the authorized agent under the direction and supervision of the veterinarian.
(e) A physician assistant, in good faith and in the course of professional practice only, may prescribe or administer a controlled substance under the authority and supervision of the supervising physician as designated under section 329-38, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
(f) Any duly authorized person, employed by an institutional practitioner, who has obtained any controlled substance for administering to a patient shall immediately dispose of any unused portion of the controlled substance through authorized procedures in accordance with section 23-200-20, when it is no longer required for the patient.
(g) Methadone administered or dispensed to a patient at a methadone treatment program, and changes in quantity administered or dispensed, must be approved by the treating physician prior to the administration or dispensing.
(h) Administering, dispensing, or transferring for the purpose of dispensing of outdated, contaminated, or damaged controlled substances is prohibited.
