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HI Rev Stat § 466-38 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466. Public Accountancy|466-38 Reporting to the board.

 §466-38 Reporting to the board. (a) A firm shall submit to the board:  (1) A copy of the peer review report and the final letter of acceptance from the sponsoring organization, if the report has a rating of "pass";  (2) A copy of the peer review report, the firm's letter of response, the corrective action letter, and the final letter of acceptance if the report has a rating of "pass with deficiency" or "fail"; or  (3) A copy of any report or Part I and any other public portion of the report resulting from any inspection by the public company accounting oversight board firm inspection program together with documentation of any significant deficiencies, findings, and the firm's response.  (b) For peer reviews scheduled after December 31, 2014, any report or document required to be submitted under subsection (a) shall be filed with the board as follows:  (1) Firms enrolled in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants peer review programs and administered by the Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants, within thirty calendar days of receipt of the notice of completion from the Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants, shall complete the peer review compliance reporting form under section 466-35 and submit the form to the board along with the required documents;  (2) Firms otherwise enrolled in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants peer review program, including those whose peer reviews are administered by the National Peer Review Committee, within thirty calendar days of receipt of the notice of completion from the sponsoring organization, shall complete the peer review compliance reporting form under section 466-35 and submit the form to the board along with the required documents;  (3) Firms enrolled in the public company accounting oversight board inspection program shall, within thirty calendar days of receipt of the issuance of the Part I report from the public company accounting oversight board, complete the peer review compliance reporting form required by section 466-35 and submit the form to the board along with the required documents; and  (4) Firms enrolled in any other peer review program approved by this part shall submit the report generated by that review process and all associated documentation to the board in a form acceptable to the board.  (c) Any report or document submitted to the board under this section, including the board's peer review compliance reporting form, shall be confidential. [L 2012, c 324, pt of §1; am L 2016, c 145, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 466-39 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466. Public Accountancy|466-39 Appeals

 §466-39 Appeals. (a) A firm shall have thirty calendar days after the filing of the peer review compliance reporting form to appeal a "pass with deficiency" or a "fail" rating that may result in the denial, termination, or nonrenewal of a permit to practice.  (b) A firm may also appeal the findings or conclusions of any peer review process under this part that results in the denial, termination, or nonrenewal of a permit to practice.  (c) The appeal process under this section shall include the postponement of any adverse action during the pendency of the appeal. [L 2012, c 324, pt of §1; am L 2016, c 145, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 466-40 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466. Public Accountancy|466-40 Procedures for sponsoring organization.

 §466-40 Procedures for sponsoring organization. (a) To qualify as a sponsoring organization, a third-party entity shall submit a peer review administration plan to the board for review and approval. The peer review administration plan shall:  (1) Establish a peer review report committee and any necessary subcommittees and provide professional staff as needed for the operation of the peer review program;  (2) Establish a program to communicate to firms participating in the peer review program the latest developments in peer review standards and the most common findings in the peer reviews conducted by the sponsoring organization;  (3) Establish procedures for resolving any disagreement that may arise out of the performance of a peer review;  (4) Establish procedures to resolve matters that may lead to the dismissal of a firm from the peer review program;  (5) Establish procedures to evaluate and document the performance of each peer reviewer, including procedures related to the disqualification of a reviewer who does not meet the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants standards;  (6) Require the maintenance of records of peer reviews conducted under the program in accordance with the records retention rules of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and this part; and  (7) Provide for periodic reports to the board on the results of the peer review program; provided that reports submitted to the board shall not contain information concerning specific firms or peer reviewers.  (b) A sponsoring organization:  (1) Shall be subject to review and oversight by the board;  (2) Shall not require firms or the firms' owners or employees to become members of the sponsoring organization to participate in a peer review; and  (3) Shall charge the same rate for peer review services to members and nonmembers.  (c) The public company accounting oversight board shall be exempt from the requirements of this section. [L 2012, c 324, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 466-41 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466. Public Accountancy|466-41 Oversight of sponsoring organizations

 §466-41 Oversight of sponsoring organizations. (a) The board shall retain oversight of sponsoring organizations through the peer review oversight committee described in section 466-42.  (b) The board shall periodically publish a list of sponsoring organizations that have been approved by the board. [L 2012, c 324, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 466-43 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466. Public Accountancy|466-43 Oversight of peer reviewers for a Hawaii supplemental peer review.

 §466-43 Oversight of peer reviewers for a Hawaii supplemental peer review. (a) A peer reviewer for a Hawaii supplement to the peer review report under section 466-36 shall be a person who:  (1) Holds a permit to practice public accountancy under section 466-7; and  (2) Is not affiliated with the firm being reviewed.  (b) The board shall retain oversight of the peer reviewers for a Hawaii supplement to the peer review report by monitoring the peer reviewers to ensure that the peer reviewers are in compliance with subsection (a) and that peer reviews are conducted in accordance with the standards established under section 466-36.  (c) Information concerning any peer reviewer that is obtained during the board's peer review oversight activities shall be confidential as required by section 466-32.  (d) The board shall annually assess the qualifications of all peer reviewers for a Hawaii supplement to the peer review report based on a random selection of each reviewer's published Hawaii supplement to the peer review reports and shall determine whether the published reports comply with subsection (b). The board may suspend a person from being a peer reviewer for a Hawaii supplement to the peer review report for a period not to exceed one year for failure to comply with subsection (b).  (e) A peer reviewer suspended under subsection (d) may appeal the suspension to the board at a public hearing that shall be an action or proceeding subject to discovery under the provisions of section 466-32(c). [L 2012, c 324, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-1 Definitions.

 §466D-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter:  "Department" means the department of commerce and consumer affairs.  "Director" means the director of commerce and consumer affairs.  "Licensed respiratory therapist" means a person:  (1) Who engages in the practice of respiratory care and uses the title of licensed respiratory therapist;   (2) Who has been issued a license under this chapter; and   (3) Whose license is in effect and not revoked, suspended, or encumbered.  "Practice of respiratory care" means providing assessment, therapy, management, rehabilitation, support services for diagnostic evaluation, education, and care for patients with deficiencies and abnormalities that affect the pulmonary system, including:  (1) Respiratory care services, including the administration of pharmacological, diagnostic, and therapeutic care related to respiratory care procedures necessary for treatment, disease prevention, rehabilitative, or diagnostic regimens prescribed by a physician;  (2) Observation and monitoring of signs, symptoms, reactions, and physical responses to respiratory care treatment and diagnostic testing;   (3) Diagnostic or therapeutic use of:  (A) Medical gases, excluding general anesthesia;   (B) Aerosols, humidification, environmental control systems, or invasive and non-invasive modalities;   (C) Pharmacological care related to respiratory care procedures;   (D) Mechanical or physiological ventilatory support, including maintenance of natural airways and insertion and maintenance of artificial airways;   (E) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and   (F) Respiratory protocol and evaluation or diagnostic and testing techniques required for implementation of respiratory care protocols; and  (4) The transcription and implementation of the written, verbal, and telecommunicated orders of a physician pertaining to the practice of respiratory care.  "Qualified medical direction" means ready access by a respiratory therapist to a licensed physician who has specialty training or experience in the management of acute and chronic respiratory disorders and who is responsible for the quality, safety, and appropriateness of the respiratory services provided by the respiratory therapist. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-2 Respiratory therapist program.

  §466D-2 Respiratory therapist program. There is established a respiratory therapist program within the department to be administered by the director. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-3 License required.

  §466D-3 License required. (a) Except as specifically provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in the practice of respiratory care or use the title "licensed respiratory therapist" or "respiratory therapist" without a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter.  (b) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each separate offense. Each day of each violation shall constitute a separate offense. The director may initiate a civil action to collect the fine imposed under this section in accordance with rules adopted by the director. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-4 Physician supervision required.

  §466D-4 Physician supervision required. No person shall practice respiratory care under this chapter except under the direct order and qualified medical direction of a physician or osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to chapter 453. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-5 Powers and duties of the director.

  §466D-5 Powers and duties of the director. In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the director shall have the powers and duties to:  (1) Grant, deny, renew, refuse to renew, restore, terminate, reinstate, condition, restrict, suspend, or revoke a license issued pursuant to this chapter;   (2) Grant permission to a person to practice respiratory care and to use the title of "licensed respiratory therapist" or a description indicating that the person is a licensed respiratory therapist in this State;   (3) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules pursuant to chapter 91 as the director finds necessary to carry out this chapter;   (4) Administer, coordinate, and enforce this chapter;  (5) Prepare and administer examinations pursuant to the requirements of this chapter;   (6) Establish the criteria for successful passage of an examination administered pursuant to this chapter;  (7) Discipline a licensed respiratory therapist on grounds specified by this chapter or chapter 436B or for any violation of rules adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter;   (8) Refuse to license a person for failure to meet the licensing requirements in this chapter or for any reason specified by this chapter as grounds to discipline a respiratory therapist; and   (9) Appoint an advisory committee composed of practicing respiratory therapists to assist with the implementation of this chapter. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-6 Fees; disposition.

  §466D-6 Fees; disposition. (a) Upon issuance of a new license and at each license renewal period, each respiratory therapist shall pay a fee of $304 that shall be deposited into the compliance resolution fund established pursuant to section 26-9(o).  (b) Application fees paid pursuant to this chapter shall not be refundable. Pursuant to section 26-9(l), the director shall establish examination, reexamination, license, renewal, restoration, penalty, and other fees relating to the administration of this chapter by rule.  (c) Fees assessed pursuant to this chapter shall be used to defray costs incurred by the department in implementing this chapter. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-7 Exemptions.

  §466D-7 Exemptions. This chapter is not intended to restrict the practice of other licensed or credentialed healthcare practitioners practicing within their own recognized scopes of practice and shall not apply to:  (1) A person working within the scope of practice or duties of another licensed profession that overlaps with the practice of respiratory care; provided that the person does not purport to be a respiratory therapist;   (2) A person working as, or training to become, a sleep technologist or person who is enrolled in a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Accredited Sleep Technologist Education Program, or a program approved by the American Association of Sleep Technologists to become a sleep technologist; provided that, as used in this paragraph, a "sleep technologist" is defined as a person trained in sleep technology and relevant aspects of sleep medicine, evaluation, and follow-up care of patients with sleep disorders;  (3) A person enrolled as a student in an accredited respiratory therapy program where the performance of duties that are regulated by this chapter is an integral part of the student's program of study;  (4) A person employed by a durable medical equipment provider who engages in the delivery, assembly, setup, testing, and demonstration of oxygen and aerosol equipment upon the order of a physician; provided that no person providing those services shall be authorized to assess patients, develop care plans, instruct patients in taking treatment, or discuss the hazards, administration, or side effects of medication with patients;  (5) A person rendering services in the case of an emergency or in the domestic administration of family remedies; or   (6) A person employed by a federal, state, or county government agency in a respiratory therapist position, but only in the course of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of government employment. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-8 Application for license as a respiratory therapist.

  §466D-8 Application for license as a respiratory therapist. The department shall issue a license under this chapter to an applicant if the applicant provides satisfactory evidence to the department that the applicant meets the requirements for licensure contained in this chapter and rules adopted by the director and if the applicant:  (1) Has successfully completed a respiratory therapy training program at an accredited educational institution approved by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or its predecessor or successor agencies;   (2) Has passed the Certified Respiratory Therapist Examination of the National Board for Respiratory Care, or its successor, within ninety days of submitting an application; and  (3) Has paid all fees for licensure established by the director. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-9 Licensure by endorsement.

  §466D-9 Licensure by endorsement. The director may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant who holds a current and unencumbered license as a respiratory therapist in another state; provided that the requirements for a license in that state are deemed by the director to be equivalent to or higher than the current requirements for licensure in this State. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-10 Renewal of license.

  §466D-10 Renewal of license. Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for three years and shall be renewed upon the payment of a renewal fee within sixty days before the expiration of the license. Failure to renew a license shall result in forfeiture of that license. Licenses that have been forfeited may be restored within one year of the forfeiture date upon payment of renewal and restoration fees. Failure to restore a forfeited license within one year shall result in the automatic termination of the license. A person whose license has been terminated pursuant to this section shall be required to reapply for a new license as a new applicant. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466D-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466D. Respiratory Therapists|466D-11 Grounds for refusal to renew, reinstate, or restore a license and for revocation, suspension, denial, or condition of a license.

  §466D-11 Grounds for refusal to renew, reinstate, or restore a license and for revocation, suspension, denial, or condition of a license. (a) In addition to any other acts or conditions provided by law, the director may refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore and may deny, revoke, suspend, or condition in any manner any license for any one or more of the following acts or conditions on the part of a licensee or license applicant:  (1) Failure to meet or to maintain the conditions and requirements necessary to qualify for the granting of a license;   (2) Engaging in false, fraudulent, or deceptive advertising, or making untruthful or improbable statements in advertising;   (3) Engaging in the practice of respiratory care while impaired by alcohol, drugs, physical disability, or mental instability;   (4) Procuring a license to practice respiratory care through fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit;   (5) Aiding and abetting an unlicensed person to directly or indirectly perform activities requiring a license to practice respiratory care;   (6) Engaging in professional misconduct, incompetence, gross negligence, or manifest incapacity in the practice of respiratory care;   (7) Engaging in conduct or a practice contrary to recognized standards of ethics for the practice of respiratory care;   (8) Violating any condition or limitation imposed on a license to practice respiratory care by the director;  (9) Engaging in the practice of respiratory care in a manner that causes injury to one or more members of the public;  (10) Failing to comply with, observe, or adhere to any law in a manner that causes the director to determine that the applicant or holder is unfit to hold a license;  (11) Having a license revoked or suspended or other disciplinary action by any state or federal agency for any reason that is provided by the applicable licensing laws or by this section;  (12) Having been convicted or pleaded nolo contendere to a crime directly related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the practice of respiratory care;  (13) Failing to report in writing to the director any disciplinary decision issued against the licensee or applicant in another jurisdiction within thirty days of the disciplinary decision;  (14) Employing, whether gratuitously or for pay, any person not licensed pursuant to this chapter to perform the functions or duties of the practice of respiratory care; or   (15) Violating this chapter, chapter 436B, or any rule or order of the director.  (b) Any licensee or applicant who violates this section may also be fined not more than $1,000 per violation, as established by the director by rule. [L 2010, c 178, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466J-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466J. Radiologic Technology|466J-1 Definitions.

  §466J-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:  "Approved school for radiologic technologists", "approved training program for radiographers", "approved training program for radiation therapists", and "approved training program for nuclear medicine technologists" mean a school or training program determined by the board to provide a course of instruction in radiologic technology that is adequate to meet the purposes of this chapter.  "Board" means the radiologic technology board.  "Certified" means holding a license issued by the board when used in conjunction with the title "radiographer", "radiation therapist", or "nuclear medicine technologist".  "Department" means the department of health.  "Director" means the director of health.  "Nuclear medicine technologist" means any person who administers radiopharmaceuticals to human beings and conducts in vivo or in vitro detection and measurement of radioactivity for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.  "Nuclear medicine technology" means the application of radiopharmaceuticals to human beings and the performance of in vivo or in vitro detection and measurement of radioactivity for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.  "Radiation therapist" means any person who applies ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes.  "Radiation therapy technology" means the application of ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes.  "Radiographer" means any person who applies x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes.  "Radiography" means the application of x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes.  "Radiologic technologist" means any person who applies x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes, ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes, or radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.  "Radiologic technology" means the application of x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes, ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes, or radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.  "Supervision" means responsibility for, and control of, quality, radiation safety, and technical aspects of all x-ray, radiopharmaceutical, or ionizing radiation examinations and procedures. [L 1974, c 253, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 128, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 273, §4; am L 1995, c 143, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 466J-1.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|466J. Radiologic Technology|466J-1.5 REPEALED. L 1991, c 42, §3.

  §466J-1.5 REPEALED. L 1991, c 42, §3.