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HRS §325-138

How the state buys vaccines at discounted prices

The state health department must buy vaccines using federal or group discount prices. It can buy any vaccine that doctors request, but it may skip a vaccine if very few doctors in the state ask for it.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Available choices

The department shall purchase immunizations through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contracted price list, or other group purchasing negotiated discount rate, for which costs are funded pursuant to this part. The department may make purchases from available immunizations based on health care provider requests and shall not limit the immunizations the department purchases from those available at a discounted rate; provided that the department may choose to not purchase a specific immunization that has a low volume of statewide health care provider requests.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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