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HI Rev Stat § 323F-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-1 Definitions.

  §323F-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  "Consumer" means any individual who may utilize a Hawaii health systems facility for health services and is not a provider.  "Corporation" means the body corporate and politic known as the Hawaii health systems corporation.  "Corporation board" means the board of directors of the corporation.  "Department" means the department of health.  "Director" means the director of health.  "Division" means the programs, services, and facilities operated by the department of health, division of community hospitals, prior to the transfer date.  "Health facility" means any one of the facilities that constitute the division of community hospitals.  "Health systems assets" means all property or rights in property, real, personal and mixed, tangible or intangible, existing on the transfer date, used by or accruing to the division in the normal course of its operations.  "Provider" means any supplier of medical or health care goods and services of the type provided at a Hawaii health systems facility.  "Regional system board" means a community-based governing board of directors of a regional system of the corporation.  "Transfer date" means a date agreed to by the department and the corporation for the transfer of health systems assets to and the assumption of health systems liabilities, which includes without limitation, all debts or other obligations, contingent or certain, owing on such date, by the corporation. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 2007, c 290, §17]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-2 Hawaii health systems corporation.

  §323F-2 Hawaii health systems corporation.  (a) There is established the Hawaii health systems corporation, which shall be a public body corporate and politic and an instrumentality and agency of the State. The corporation shall be placed within the department of health for the administrative purposes specified in section 26-35(a)(6) only.  (b) [Subsection effective until December 30, 2022. For subsection effective December 31, 2022, see below.] The corporate organization shall be divided into five regional systems, as follows:  (1) The Oahu regional health care system;  (2) The Kauai regional health care system;  (3) The Maui regional health care system;  (4) The east Hawaii regional health care system, comprising the Puna district, north Hilo district, south Hilo district, Hamakua district, and Kau district; and  (5) The west Hawaii regional health care system, comprising the north Kohala district, south Kohala district, north Kona district, and south Kona district; and shall be identified as regional systems I, II, III, IV, and V, respectively.  (b) [Subsection effective December 31, 2022. For subsection effective until December 30, 2022, see above.] The corporate organization shall be divided into four regional systems, as follows:  (1) The Kauai regional health care system;  (2) The Maui regional health care system;  (3) The east Hawaii regional health care system, comprising the Puna district, north Hilo district, south Hilo district, Hamakua district, and Kau district; and  (4) The west Hawaii regional health care system, comprising the north Kohala district, south Kohala district, north Kona district, and south Kona district; and shall be identified as regional systems I, II, III, and IV, respectively. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 16, §5; am L 2007, c 290, §18; am L 2021, c 212, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-4 Board meetings.

 §323F-4 Board meetings. (a) The corporation board and each regional system board shall be exempt from part I of chapter 92 and shall meet no fewer than four times a year; provided that the regional system boards and the corporation board shall meet together at least once a year. Each regional board shall meet at least six times each year; provided that two of these meetings shall be public community meetings for the purpose of informing the community and taking comment on the regional system's performance if these meetings are in addition to the four board meetings. The public community meetings shall be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the regional system at least two weeks in advance.  (b) All business of the corporation board and each regional system board shall be conducted at a regular or special meeting at which a quorum is present, consisting of at least a majority of the directors then in office. The corporation board and each regional system board shall adopt procedural rules for meetings, not subject to chapter 91, that shall include provisions for meetings via electronic and telephonic communications and other methods that allow the boards to conduct business in a timely and efficient manner. Any action of the corporation board or each regional system board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of those present and voting at the meeting; except that a vote of two-thirds of the entire membership of the respective board then in office shall be required for any of the following actions:  (1) Removal by the corporation board or respective regional system board of one of its members;  (2) Amendment by the corporation or a regional system board of its bylaws;  (3) Hiring or removing a regional chief executive officer;  (4) Filling of vacancies on a board; and  (5) Any other actions as provided by the corporation or regional system board bylaws, except the hiring or removing of the chief executive officer of the corporation. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 1998, c 229, §5; am L 2007, c 290, §20; am L 2009, c 182, §11]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-4.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-4.5 Captive insurance board.

  §323F-4.5 Captive insurance board. (a) There is established a ten-member captive insurance board that shall carry out the corporation's duties and responsibilities relating to the establishment of any captive insurance company pursuant to section [323F-7(c)(20)] and the operation thereof.  (b) Eight members of the captive insurance board shall be appointed by the governor as follows:  (1) Three members from a list of five persons submitted by the president of the senate; provided that at least one of these members shall have experience in the insurance industry and financial matters;  (2) Three members from a list of five persons submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives; provided that at least one of these members shall have experience in the insurance industry and financial matters; and  (3) Two members, one of whom shall be the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of an insurer licensed to do business in the State and shall serve as a nonvoting member.  The director of health or the director's designee and the insurance commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members.  Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner provided for the original appointments. The captive insurance board shall elect its own chair from among its members.  (c) The selection, appointment, and confirmation of any appointed nominee shall be based on ensuring that captive insurance board members have diverse and beneficial perspectives and experiences and that they include, to the extent possible, representatives of the insurance and/or finance sectors. Members of the captive insurance board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses, including travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.  (d) Any appointed member of the captive insurance board may be removed for cause by the governor or for cause by vote of a two-thirds majority of the captive insurance board members then in office. For purposes of this section, cause shall include without limitation:  (1) Malfeasance in office;  (2) Failure to attend regularly called meetings;  (3) Sentencing for conviction of a felony, to the extent allowed by section 831-2; or  (4) Any other cause that may render a member incapable or unfit to discharge the duties required under this chapter. Filing nomination papers for elective office, appointment to elective office, or conviction of a felony consistent with section 831-3.1, shall automatically and immediately disqualify a board member from office.  (e) No member of the captive insurance board shall be an employee or vendor of the corporation, or an immediate family member thereof. For purposes of this subsection, "immediate family member" means a corporation board employee's or vendor's spouse, child, parent, grandparent, or any related individual who resides in the same household of the employee or vendor. [L 2007, c 278, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-5 Disclosure of interests.

  §323F-5 Disclosure of interests. All corporation and regional system board members and employees of the corporation shall be subject to chapter 84. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 2007, c 290, §21]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-5.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-5.5 Criminal history record checks.

  §323F-5.5 Criminal history record checks. (a) The corporation may request a criminal history record check of persons who are employed or seeking employment, or are current or prospective contractors, providers, or volunteers in any of the corporation's health facilities, in accordance with section 846 €“2.7.  (b) For the purpose of this section, the criminal history record check shall be performed by the Hawaii criminal justice data center. The Hawaii criminal justice data center may assess providers and contractors a reasonable fee for criminal history record checks performed. Providers and contractors shall be responsible for payment to the Hawaii criminal justice data center of the fee for the criminal history record checks.  (c) Any person who is a current or prospective member of the corporation board or regional system board; employed or who seeks employment with the corporation; or is a current or prospective contractor, provider, or volunteer in any of the corporation's health facilities may be required to provide to the corporation:  (1) Personal identifying information including name, social security number, and date of birth;  (2) Written consent for the corporation to obtain criminal history record check information for verification; and  (3) Written consent to be fingerprinted for the purpose of a criminal history record check.  Information obtained pursuant to subsection (a) and this subsection shall be used by the corporation exclusively for the purposes of this section.  (d) Any inquiry into or consideration of the criminal history record of an employee or prospective employee of the corporation shall be limited to that which is allowed under section 378-2.5 or required under federal law.   (e) A current or prospective contractor, provider, or volunteer or a current or prospective member of the corporation board or regional system board who has been convicted of a criminal offense for which incarceration is a sentencing option, may be terminated, released, or not used. This action shall be based on the corporation's analysis of whether the nature and circumstances of the crime may pose a risk to the health, safety, or well-being of patients, residents, and organizations in its health facilities.  (f) For the purposes of this section:  "Contractor" means any individual who enters into a contract or agreement to provide services to the patients or residents in any of the corporation's health facilities.  "Criminal history record check" means an examination of an individual's criminal history records by means including fingerprint analysis and name inquiry into state and national criminal history record files.  "Provider" means any individual who currently provides or intends to enter into a contract or agreement to provide services to the patients or residents in any of the corporation's health facilities, or is a student in any program at any of the corporation's health facilities. [L 2009, c 182, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-6 Records.

  §323F-6 Records. (a) The corporation and each regional system board shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 92F, except that the following categories of government records shall not be required to be disclosed:  (1) Applications for credentials or staff privileges at any of the corporation's medical facilities, records from peer review proceedings, and medical records; and  (2) Marketing strategies, strategic plans, evaluations, assessments, negotiations, or rates and charges, the disclosure of which would raise the cost of procurement or give a manifestly unfair advantage to any competitor or to any person or entity seeking to do business or proposing to enter into an agreement with a regional system board, the corporation, or any of its facilities.  Any person denied access to any such government records shall have available the remedies specified in sections 92F-15 and 92F-15.5. Government records protected from disclosure by this section shall be subject to the interagency disclosure provisions of section 92F-19. Section 624-25.5 shall apply to this part notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section.  (b) The corporation shall have the authority to set rates for copies of records protected by this section from the disclosure requirements of chapter 92F. For medical records subpoenaed from any of the corporation's regional system facilities, copies shall be paid for by the requester in an amount based on the facility's actual cost of preparation; provided that the amount shall be no less than $1 per page and no more than $2 per page. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 2007, c 290, §22; am L 2016, c 73, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-7.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-7.5 Regional system boards; delegated authority. If the Hawaii health systems corporation board is unable to act on important transactions in as timely a manner as the chairperson of the corporation board deems reasonable, the chairperson of the corporation board may further delegate authority to the regional system boards to take action on specific matters. [L 2007, c 290, pt of §2]

 §323F-7.5 Regional system boards; delegated authority. If the Hawaii health systems corporation board is unable to act on important transactions in as timely a manner as the chairperson of the corporation board deems reasonable, the chairperson of the corporation board may further delegate authority to the regional system boards to take action on specific matters. [L 2007, c 290, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-8 Chief executive officer; exempt positions.

  §323F-8 Chief executive officer; exempt positions. (a) The corporation board may appoint, by majority vote of its entire membership, a chief executive officer of the corporation whose salary shall be set by the corporation board and who shall be exempt from chapter 76 and section 26-35(a)(4). The chief executive officer may also appoint up to eighteen other personnel, exempt from chapters 76 and 89, to work directly for the chief executive officer and the corporate board.  (b) The corporation board or its designee may discharge its exempt personnel with or without cause; provided that removal without cause shall not prejudice any contract rights of personnel.  The discharge of the chief executive officer shall require a majority vote of the entire membership of the corporation board.  (c) The corporation's chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee may appoint, exempt from chapters 76 and 89, hospital administrators, assistant administrators, directors of nursing, medical directors, and staff physicians, to facilitate the management of facilities within the corporation; provided that directors of nursing appointed before July 1, 1998, may maintain their civil service status as provided in chapter 76 by so communicating in writing to the chief executive officer by October 31, 1998. Hospital administrators and assistant administrators appointed before July 1, 1983, may maintain their permanent civil service status as provided in chapter 76.  (d) Hiring, firing, compensation packages, and other personnel actions with respect to employees not covered by chapter 76 and 89 shall be governed by policies and guidelines established by the corporation, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.  (e) Upon the establishment of a regional system board, the authority to appoint regional hospital administrators, assistant administrators, directors of nursing, medical directors, and staff physicians under subsection (c) shall be superseded by section 323F-8.5 for that regional system. No incumbent personnel shall lose a position without specific action taken by the regional system board. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 1998, c 229, §7; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2002, c 148, §38; am L 2004, c 16, §6; am L 2007, c 290, §24; am L 2009, c 182, §13]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-8.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-8.5 Regional chief executive officer; exempt position.

  §323F-8.5 Regional chief executive officer; exempt position. (a) Upon establishment, a regional system board may appoint a regional chief executive officer whose salary shall be set by the corresponding regional system board and may discharge a regional chief executive officer; provided that the position shall be exempt from chapter 76 and section 26-35(a)(4). Each regional chief executive officer may also appoint, as necessary, other personnel, exempt from chapters 76 and 89, to work directly for the regional chief executive officer for the regional system and for the corresponding regional system board.  (b) Any regional system board or its designee may discharge its exempt personnel with or without cause; provided that removal without cause shall not prejudice any contract rights of personnel.  (c) Each regional chief executive officer or their designees may appoint, exempt from chapters 76 and 89, hospital administrators, assistant administrators, directors of nursing, medical directors, and staff physicians, to facilitate the management of facilities within the regional system.  (d) Hiring, firing, compensation packages, and other personnel actions with respect to employees not covered by chapters 76 and 89 shall be governed by policies adopted by each regional system board. These policies and guidelines shall be consistent with policies and guidelines adopted by the corporation board after consultation with the regional system boards. [L 2007, c 290, pt of §2; am L 2009, c 182, §14]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-9 Hiring of attorneys.

  §323F-9 Hiring of attorneys. The corporation and regional system boards may employ or retain any attorney, by contract or otherwise, for the purpose of representing the corporation or regional system boards in any litigation, rendering legal counsel, or drafting legal documents for the corporation or regional system boards. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 2007, c 290, §25]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-10.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-10.5 Executive public health facility management advisory committee; establishment.

  §323F-10.5 Executive public health facility management advisory committee; establishment. (a) There is established within the corporation an executive public health facility management advisory committee to consist of the chairpersons of each of the five regional public health facility management advisory committees. The executive committee shall, through its chairperson, represent the interests of all regional committees on the corporation board.  (b) The executive committee shall select its own chairperson to serve on the corporation board and shall adopt rules governing the terms of office and removal from the corporation board. The executive committee shall also adopt rules governing the terms of office for each of the five regional committee chairpersons. The executive committee may also adopt other rules as it may consider necessary for the conduct of its business.  (c) The members of the executive committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.  (d) Upon the establishment of a regional system board for a regional system pursuant to section 323F-3.5, this section shall no longer apply to that regional system. [L 1998, c 229, pt of §1; am L 2007, c 290, §27]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-10.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-10.6 Peer review and credentialing. Peer review activities shall be subject to chapters 663 and 671D and all other provisions and restrictions of medical peer review committees established by state law. [L 1998, c 229, pt of §1; am L 2007, c 290, §28]

  §323F-10.6 Peer review and credentialing. Peer review activities shall be subject to chapters 663 and 671D and all other provisions and restrictions of medical peer review committees established by state law. [L 1998, c 229, pt of §1; am L 2007, c 290, §28]
HI Rev Stat § 323F-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|323F. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation|323F-11 Executive branch; noninterference.

  §323F-11 Executive branch; noninterference. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the governor and executive branch agencies shall limit their responsibilities to that of review and oversight when the corporation or regional system board receives general funds from the State to subsidize the operating budgets of deficit facilities. The governor and executive branch agencies shall not interfere with the systemic change, capacity building, advocacy, budget, personnel, system plan development, or plan implementation activities of the corporation or any regional system board. The governor and executive branch agencies shall not interfere with the ability of the corporation or regional system board to function as a multiple facility public hospital system delivering health care services to the residents of the State. [L 1996, c 262, pt of §2; am L 2007, c 290, §29]