(a) In addition to any other power or duty prescribed by law or in this part, the director, through the department, may maintain an emergency response stockpile to prepare for or respond to a CBRNE event. The director may undertake all lawful activities necessary to carry out this part, including but not limited to adopting rules pursuant to chapter 91, disbursing funds for grants pursuant to chapter 42F, and procuring goods or services pursuant to chapter 103D or 103F.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-442

  • CBRNE event: means the use of chemicals, biological agents, radioactive materials, nuclear devices, or explosives to kill or sicken people, animals, or plants. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-441
  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-441
  • Director: means the director of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-441
  • Emergency response stockpile: means a strategic supply of drugs, vaccines and other biological products, medical devices, and related supplies maintained by the department to protect or treat the population of the State in the event of a CBRNE event. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-441
(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in preparing for or responding to a CBRNE event, the director and the department shall be exempt from chapters 328 and 461 and any related administrative rules, as those chapters and rules relate to the dispensing, labeling, prescribing, or storage of the emergency response stockpile.

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