Registration requirements
HRS §329-32
in effect329-32. Registration requirements
(a) [Subsection effective until December 31, 2023. For subsection effective January 1, 2024, see below.] Every person who:
(1) Manufactures, distributes, prescribes, dispenses,
or conducts reverse distribution with any controlled substance within this
State;
(2) Proposes to engage in the manufacture,
distribution, prescription, dispensing, or reverse distribution of any
controlled substance within this State; or
(3) Dispenses or proposes to dispense any controlled
substance for use in this State by shipping, mailing, or otherwise delivering
the controlled substance from a location outside this State;
shall obtain a registration issued by the department
of public safety in accordance with the department's rules. A licensed or
registered health care professional who acts as the authorized agent of a
practitioner and who administers controlled substances at the direction of the
practitioner shall not be required to obtain a registration.
(a) [Subsection effective January 1, 2024. For subsection
effective until December 31, 2023, see above.] Every person who:
(1) Manufactures, distributes, prescribes, dispenses,
or conducts reverse distribution with any controlled substance within this
State;
(2) Proposes to engage in the manufacture,
distribution, prescription, dispensing, or reverse distribution of any
controlled substance within this State; or
(3) Dispenses or proposes to dispense any controlled
substance for use in this State by shipping, mailing, or otherwise delivering
the controlled substance from a location outside this State;
shall obtain a registration issued by the department
of law enforcement in accordance with the
department's rules. A licensed or registered health care professional who acts
as the authorized agent of a practitioner and who administers controlled
substances at the direction of the practitioner shall not be required to obtain
a registration.
(b) [Subsection effective until December
31, 2023. For subsection effective January 1, 2024, see below.] Persons
registered by the department of public safety under this chapter to
manufacture, distribute, prescribe, dispense, store, conduct research, or
conduct reverse distribution with controlled substances may possess,
manufacture, distribute, prescribe, dispense, store, or conduct research with
those substances to the extent authorized by their registration and in
conformity with this part.
(b) [Subsection effective January 1, 2024.
For subsection effective until December 31, 2023, see above.] Persons
registered by the department of law enforcement under this chapter to
manufacture, distribute, prescribe, dispense, store, conduct research, or
conduct reverse distribution with controlled substances may possess,
manufacture, distribute, prescribe, dispense, store, or conduct research with
those substances to the extent authorized by their registration and in
conformity with this part.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, the
following persons shall not be required to register and may lawfully possess
controlled substances under this chapter:
(1) An agent or employee of any registered
manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser of any controlled substance, if the
agent or employee is acting in the usual course of the agent's or employee's
business or employment;
(2) A common or contract carrier or warehouser, or an
employee thereof, whose possession of any controlled substance is in the usual
course of the person's business or employment; and
(3) An ultimate user or a person in possession of any
controlled substance pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner.
(d) [Subsection effective until December
31, 2023. For subsection effective January 1, 2024, see below.] The
department of public safety may waive the registration or filing requirement
for certain manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, or dispensers by rule if:
(1) It is consistent with the public health and
safety; and
(2) The department of public safety states the
specific reasons for the waiver and the time period for which the waiver is to
be valid.
(d) [Subsection effective January 1, 2024.
For subsection effective until December 31, 2023, see above.] The
department of law enforcement may waive the registration or filing requirement
for certain manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, or dispensers by rule if:
(1) It is consistent with the public health and
safety; and
(2) The department of law enforcement states the
specific reasons for the waiver and the time period for which the waiver is to
be valid.
(e) A separate registration shall be required
at each principal place of business or professional practice where the
applicant manufactures, distributes, prescribes, dispenses, or conducts reverse
distribution with controlled substances, except an office used by a
practitioner (who is registered at another location) where controlled
substances are prescribed but neither administered nor otherwise dispensed as a
regular part of the professional practice of the practitioner at such office,
and where no supplies of controlled substances are maintained.
(f) [Subsection effective until December
31, 2023. For subsection effective January 1, 2024, see below.] The
department of public safety may inspect the establishment of a registrant or
applicant for registration in accordance with the department's rule.
(f) [Subsection effective January 1, 2024.
For subsection effective until December 31, 2023, see above.] The
department of law enforcement may inspect the establishment of a registrant or
applicant for registration in accordance with the department's rule.
(g) [Subsection effective until December 31, 2023. For
subsection effective January 1, 2024, see below.] The department of
public safety may require a registrant to submit documents or written
statements of fact relevant to a registration that the department deems
necessary to determine whether the registration should be granted or denied.
The failure of the registrant to provide the documents or statements within a
reasonable time after being requested to do so shall be deemed to be a waiver
by the registrant of the opportunity to present the documents or statements for
consideration by the department in granting or denying the registration.
(g) [Subsection effective January 1, 2024.
For subsection effective until December 31, 2023, see above.] The
department of law enforcement may require a registrant to submit documents or
written statements of fact relevant to a registration that the department deems
necessary to determine whether the registration should be granted or denied.
The failure of the registrant to provide the documents or statements within a
reasonable time after being requested to do so shall be deemed to be a waiver
by the registrant of the opportunity to present the documents or statements for
consideration by the department in granting or denying the registration.
(h) The failure to renew the controlled
substance registration on a timely basis or to pay the applicable fees or
payment with a check that is dishonored upon first deposit shall cause the
registration to be automatically forfeited.
[L 1972, c 10, pt of §1; gen ch
1985; am L 1990, c 281, §10; am L 1991, c 159, §9; am L 1993, c 19, §1; am L
1996, c 206, §1; am L 1997, c 280, §2; am L 2003, c 151, §7; am L 2016, c 218,
§7; am L 2022, c 278, §17]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0329/HRS_0329-0032.htmFetched: 11/10/2026