[§325-135]  Reports and audits.  (a)  The department shall audit assessed entities and providers in accordance with the reporting and compliance requirements of the program.  Each assessed entity shall report its number of child and adult covered lives according to a schedule determined by the director and respond to any requests by the director related to covered lives or assessments due.  Any assessed entity that fails to respond to an audit request within ten business days of the receipt of notification of audit request shall be responsible for prompt payment of fees of any outside auditor engaged by the department to determine the information and shall make all records requested by the department-engaged auditors available for inspection and copying at the location within the State as specified by the auditor.

     (b)  Each provider administering immunizations in the State that are supplied via federal vaccination programs or the program shall report to the Hawaii immunization registry pursuant to section 325-122 any data related to immunizations as the department determines is necessary for disease prevention, control, and immunization inventory management and accountability purposes.

     (c)  Failure to cure non-compliance with any reporting, auditing, or assessment obligation to the department no later than thirty days from the postmarked date of written notice of noncompliance may subject the assessed entity to fines, fees, and other costs of enforcement established pursuant to subsection (d).  Any monetary fine, fee, or cost reimbursement shall be remitted to the universal immunization purchase special fund.

     (d)  Any entity that violates this part shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each separate offense.  Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.  The assessed entity shall also pay for reasonable attorneys' fees and any other costs of enforcement under this section.  Any action taken to impose or collect the penalty provided for in this subsection shall be considered a civil action. [L 2025, c 175, pt of §2]