HRS §328-17.9
Ban on tying electronic equipment to exclusive deals
This section makes it illegal to give or sell prescription information processing equipment to health providers if the deal requires them to avoid competitors or only buy from certain suppliers. It covers hardware, software, fax machines, and similar gear. The rule stops suppliers from forcing exclusive arrangements.
The statute, as written — Supply of electronic equipment
No person shall supply prescription information processing system equipment, including computer hardware, software, facsimile machines, and related equipment, to practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacies, or medical oxygen distributors, on the condition, agreement, or understanding that the recipient of the equipment shall not deal in the commodity of a competitor, shall not deal with a competitor, or shall deal only with persons identified by the supplier of the equipment.
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