Vaccinations; children

HRS §461-11.4 — under Chapter 461.

HRS §461-11.4

§461-11.4 Vaccinations; children. (a) A pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or registered pharmacy technician under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist may administer a vaccine to a person three years of age or older; provided that:

(b) After the vaccination is administered, the registered pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or registered pharmacy technician under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist shall immediately provide to the patient a vaccination record including the following information:

(c) The registered pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or registered pharmacy technician under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist shall make a good faith effort to provide within seventy-two hours to the medical home and within five business days to the department of health immunization registry the same information provided to the patient pursuant to subsection (b) as well as the following:

(d) All pharmacy interns or registered pharmacy technicians who administer vaccines to persons three years of age or older shall complete the training program required by subsection (a) and submit the completion certificate for the training program to the board before administering any vaccine to persons three years of age or older.

(e) For the purposes of this section, "medical home" means the primary care physician who, working in collaboration with the family, oversees the acute, chronic, and preventive health needs of the patient in a comprehensive, coordinated, and continuous fashion. [L 2012, c 42, §2; am L 2015, c 36, §3; am L 2017, c 68, §4; am L 2024, c 104, §4; am L 2025, c 93, §7]