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HI Rev Stat § 321-583 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-583 Reduction or elimination of direct patient care services.

  §321-583 Reduction or elimination of direct patient care services. (a) No planned substantial reduction or elimination of direct patient care services at Leahi hospital or Maluhia shall be undertaken unless all of the following requirements are met:  (1) An initial determination is made by the department as to critical and emergency services, which shall not be subject to reduction or elimination pursuant to this section;  (2) The plan of the facility to substantially reduce or eliminate any direct patient care services at Leahi hospital or Maluhia shall first be presented to the director of health for approval;  (3) Subsequent to the requisite director approval, the department shall present the plan to the community in which the facility is located at a community informational meeting, in order to obtain community input on the plan; and  (4) After the community informational meeting, but at least twenty days prior to the implementation of the approved plan, the director shall give notice of the implementation of the plan to the governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives.  (b) Upon meeting the requirements of subsection (a), the approved plan shall be implemented unless legislation has been enacted that:  (1) Requires the reinstatement and continuation of direct patient care services that are subject to reduction or elimination under the plan; and  (2) Includes an appropriation of additional moneys sufficient to adequately fund the mandated reinstatement and continuation of the direct patient care services that are subject to reduction or elimination under the plan. [L 2021, c 212, pt of §5]
HI Rev Stat § 321C-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321C. Office of Language Access|321C-1 General purpose; purpose of the office of language access.

 §321C-1 General purpose; purpose of the office of language access. Many individuals living in Hawaii read, write, speak, and understand English. There are many individuals, however, who are limited English proficient. Language for limited English proficient persons can be a barrier to accessing important benefits or services, understanding and exercising important rights, complying with applicable responsibilities, or understanding other information provided by state-funded programs and activities.  The purpose of this chapter is to affirmatively address, on account of national origin, the language access needs of limited English proficient persons. It is the intent of the legislature that these services be guided by Executive Order No. 13166 and succeeding provisions of federal law, regulation, or guidance.  The purpose of the office of language access is to address the language access needs of limited English proficient persons and ensure meaningful access to services, programs, and activities offered by the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government, including departments, offices, commissions, boards, or other agencies, and all covered entities, for limited English proficient persons. [L 2012, c 201, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321C-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321C. Office of Language Access|321C-2 Definitions.

  §321C-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:  "Access" or "participate" means to be informed of, participate in, and benefit from the services, programs, and activities offered by the State and covered entities.  "Covered entity" means a person or organization receiving state financial assistance, including grants, purchase-of-service contracts, or any other arrangement by which the State provides or otherwise makes available assistance in the form of funds to the person or organization for the purpose of rendering services to the public. It shall not include procurement contracts, state insurance or guaranty contracts, licenses, tax credits, or loan guarantees to private businesses of general concern that do not render services on behalf of the State.  "Executive director" means the executive director of the office of language access.  "Language" means human speech or the expression of ideas by written characters and includes systems used by nations, people, or other distinct communities.  "Limited English proficient person" means an individual who, on account of national origin, does not speak English as the person's primary language and self identifies as having a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand the English language.  "Oral language services" means the free provision of oral information necessary to enable limited English proficient persons to access or participate in services, programs, or activities of a state agency or covered entity.  "Purchase-of-service contract" means any and all types of formal written agreements, regardless of what they may be called, between the State and any person, to purchase or otherwise acquire any service for the purpose of rendering services to the public.  "State" or "state agency" means the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of state government, including departments, offices, commissions, boards, or other agencies within the executive, legislative, or judicial branches.  "Vital documents" means printed documents that provide important information necessary to access or participate in services, programs, and activities of a state agency or covered entity, including but not limited to applications, outreach materials, and written notices of rights, denials, losses, or decreases in benefits or services.  "Written language services" means the free provision of written information necessary to enable limited English proficient persons to access or participate in services, programs, or activities of a state agency or covered entity. [L 2012, c 201, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321C-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321C. Office of Language Access|321C-3 Oral and written language services.

 §321C-3 Oral and written language services. (a) Each state agency and all covered entities shall take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to services, programs, and activities by limited English proficient persons, which will be determined by a totality of circumstances, including the following factors:  (1) The number or proportion of limited English proficient persons served or encountered in the eligible service population;  (2) The frequency with which limited English proficient persons come in contact with the services, programs, or activities;  (3) The nature and importance of the services, programs, or activities; and  (4) The resources available to the State or covered entity and the costs.  (b) Subject to subsection (a), each state agency and covered entity shall provide competent, timely oral language services to limited English proficient persons who seek to access services, programs, or activities.  (c) Subject to subsection (a), each state agency and covered entity shall provide written translations of vital documents to limited English proficient persons who seek to access services, programs, or activities, as follows:  (1) Written translations of vital documents for each eligible limited English proficient group that constitutes five per cent or one thousand, whichever is less, of the population of persons eligible to be served or likely to be affected or encountered; or  (2) If there are fewer than fifty persons in a limited English proficient group that reaches the five per cent threshold in paragraph (1), written notice in the primary language to the limited English proficient language group of the right to receive competent oral interpretation of those written materials, free of cost.  (d) To the extent that the State requires additional personnel to provide language services based on the determination set forth in this section, the State shall hire qualified personnel who are bilingual to fill existing, budgeted vacant public contact positions. [L 2012, c 201, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321C-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321C. Office of Language Access|321C-4 Additional obligations.

 §321C-4 Additional obligations. (a) Each state agency and covered entity shall establish a plan for language access.  (b) Each state agency's plan for language access shall be established in consultation with the executive director and the state agency's coordinator for language access. State agencies receiving federal financial assistance that did not file an initial language access plan pursuant to former section 371-34(b) by July 1, 2007, shall file an initial language access plan with the executive director no later than July 1, 2013, and every two years thereafter. All other state agencies that did not file a language access plan pursuant to former section 371-34(b) by July 1, 2008, shall file a language access plan with the executive director no later than July 1, 2014, and every two years thereafter. Agencies that filed initial language access plans pursuant to former section 371-34(b) by July 1, 2007, and July 1, 2008, shall continue to file their plans with the executive director every two years thereafter.  (c) Each state agency shall designate a language access coordinator who shall establish and implement the plan for language access in consultation with the executive director and the language access advisory council. [L 2012, c 201, pt of §2] Note  Section 371-34 referred to in subsection (b) is repealed.
HI Rev Stat § 321C-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321C. Office of Language Access|321C-5 Public meetings and public hearings.

 §321C-5 Public meetings and public hearings. (a) State agencies to which this chapter applies shall not be required to translate meeting notices, agendas, or minutes.  (b) Subject to section 321C-3, oral language services for public meetings or public hearings held by the legislature shall be provided if requested at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting or hearing. When the notice of any public meeting or public hearing is posted less than forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting or hearing, oral language services shall be provided if requested at least twenty-four hours in advance of the meeting or hearing. [L 2012, c 201, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321C-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321C. Office of Language Access|321C-7 Language access advisory council.

 §321C-7 Language access advisory council. (a) There is established the language access advisory council, which shall be placed within the department of health for administrative purposes only. The council shall consist of the following members to be appointed by the governor:  (1) One representative from the state government;  (2) One representative from a covered entity;  (3) One bilingual worker who is or has been employed by a state-funded immigrant service agency or program;  (4) One representative of an advocacy organization that provides services to limited English proficient persons;  (5) One member from the limited English proficient population who has an interest in the provision of oral language services;  (6) One representative from an accredited institution of higher learning who provides professional training in interpretation and translation;  (7) One representative of a Hawaiian language advocacy organization;  (8) One representative of a professional interpreter's organization;  (9) One representative of a bilingual referral service or program;  (10) One representative residing in the county of Hawaii who has shown interest in language access;  (11) One representative residing in the county of Kauai who has shown interest in language access;  (12) One representative residing in the county of Maui who has shown interest in language access;  (13) One representative residing in the city and county of Honolulu who has shown interest in language access;  (14) One member-at-large;  (15) The executive director of the Hawaii civil rights commission or authorized representative, as an ex officio member;  (16) One representative from the disability and communication access board, as an ex officio member; and  (17) The executive director, as an ex officio member.  (b) Members shall be appointed in accordance with section 26-34. The terms of the members shall be for four years. The council shall select one of its members to serve as chair. No member of the council shall receive any compensation for council services, but shall be allowed necessary expenses for travel, board, and lodging incurred in the performance of council duties.  (c) The language access advisory council shall serve in an advisory capacity to the executive director, providing input on:  (1) Implementation and compliance with this chapter;  (2) The quality of oral and written language services provided under this chapter; and  (3) The adequacy of a state agency or covered entity's dissemination and training of its employees likely to have contact with limited English proficient persons, its policies and procedures for language services, its competency in working effectively with in-person and telephone interpreters, and its understanding of the dynamics of interpretation between clients, providers, and interpreters. [L 2012, c 201, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321D-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321D. Interdepartmental Cluster for Services to Children|321D-1 Interdepartmental cluster for services to children; establishment, functions.

 §321D-1 Interdepartmental cluster for services to children; establishment, functions. (a) There is established a statewide interdepartmental cluster for services to children within the department of health which shall be comprised of representatives of major child-serving agencies with statewide authority and responsibility. The cluster shall include the department of education, the department of health, the department of human services, the judiciary, the office of the governor, and the office of youth services as regular members. The department of health shall staff the cluster and provide an identified place where development and coordination of service plans and programs for the multisystem children having severe emotional and developmental problems may be done on a systematic basis.  (b) The statewide interdepartmental cluster shall:  (1) Establish interdepartmental clusters at the local level;  (2) Establish written policies and procedures for both itself and the local clusters;  (3) Review and make recommendations on individual cases referred by local clusters or by directors of child-serving departments or agencies that have documentation that various county or local agencies have jointly attempted to develop programs and funding to meet the child's need, and that existing or alternative programs and funding have been exhausted or are insufficient or inappropriate in view of the distinctive nature of the child's situation;  (4) Develop written, comprehensive, and coordinated service plans for individual multineeds children for implementation by local clusters and, where required, utilize funds appropriated to it to assist local clusters in implementing such plans;  (5) Identify a single local agency to provide case management for each case accepted by the statewide cluster;  (6) Monitor each case; and  (7) Adjust policies and procedures and develop training which will ensure appropriate services for multisystem involved children at both the state and local levels. [L 1987, c 342, §2; am L 1988, c 141, §25; am L 1993, c 38, §1; am L 1996, c 298, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 321H-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321H. Neurotrauma|321H-1 Definitions.

  §321H-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:  "Board" means the neurotrauma advisory board established under section 321H-3.  "Department" means department of health.  "Director" means the director of health.  "Neurotrauma" means a severe chronic disability of a person that is attributable to an injury to the central nervous system, such as traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, and likely to continue indefinitely. Neurotrauma can include other neurological dysfunctions but does not include substance misuse and abuse, Alzheimer's disease, or the infirmities of aging. Neurotrauma or other neurological deficits result in substantial functional limitations in two or more of the following areas:  (1) Self-care;  (2) Speech, hearing, or communication;  (3) Learning;  (4) Mobility;  (5) Self-direction;  (6) Capacity for independent living; and   (7) Economic sufficiency. [L 2002, c 160, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321H-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321H. Neurotrauma|321H-2 Neurotrauma system.

  §321H-2 Neurotrauma system. The department of health shall develop, lead, administer, coordinate, monitor, evaluate, and set direction for a comprehensive system to support and provide services for survivors of neurotrauma injuries. [L 2002, c 160, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321H-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321H. Neurotrauma|321H-3 Neurotrauma advisory board.

  §321H-3 Neurotrauma advisory board. (a) There is established within the department a neurotrauma advisory board to advise the director in implementing this chapter.  (b) The board shall consist of eleven members to be appointed by the director. The director shall designate a member to be the chairperson of the advisory board. The director or a designee shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the advisory board. The director may also appoint up to three state and county representatives whose work relates to neurotrauma to be ex officio, nonvoting members of the board. The members shall serve for a term of four years; provided that upon the initial appointment of members, two shall be appointed for a term of one year, three for a term of two years, three for a term of three years, and three for a term of four years. In establishing the advisory board, the director shall appoint:  (1) Two survivors of neurotrauma or their family members (one for traumatic brain injuries and one for spinal cord injuries);  (2) One member of the Brain Injury Association of Hawaii;  (3) One member representing the state traumatic brain injury advisory board;  (4) Two members representing private sector businesses that provide services for neurotrauma survivors;  (5) One member representing trauma centers that provide services for neurotrauma survivors;  (6) One representative for persons with stroke; and  (7) Three at-large members.  (c) The members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses, including travel expenses, that are necessary for the performance of their duties.  (d) The number of members necessary to constitute a quorum to do business shall consist of a majority of all the voting members who have been appointed by the director and have accepted that appointment. When a quorum is in attendance, the concurrence of a majority of the voting members in attendance shall make any action of the board valid. [L 2002, c 160, pt of §2; am L 2014, c 191, §1] Cross References  Traumatic brain injury advisory board, see §321-28.
HI Rev Stat § 321H-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321H. Neurotrauma|321H-4 Neurotrauma special fund.

  §321H-4 Neurotrauma special fund. (a) There is established the neurotrauma special fund to be administered by the department with advisory recommendations from the neurotrauma advisory board. The fund shall consist of:  (1) Moneys raised pursuant to the surcharges levied under sections 291-11.5, 291-11.6, 291C-12, 291C-12.5, 291C-12.6, 291C-102, 291C-105, and 291E-61;  (2) Federal funds granted by Congress or executive order, for the purpose of this chapter; provided that the acceptance and use of federal funds shall not commit state funds for services and shall not place an obligation upon the legislature to continue the purpose for which the federal funds are made available; and  (3) Funds appropriated by the legislature for the purpose of this chapter.  (b) The fund shall be used for the purpose of funding and contracting for services relating to neurotrauma as follows:  (1) Education on neurotrauma;  (2) Assistance to individuals and families to identify and obtain access to services;  (3) Creation of a registry of neurotrauma injuries within the State to identify incidence, prevalence, individual needs, and related information; and  (4) Necessary administrative expenses to carry out this chapter not to exceed two per cent of the total amount collected.  (c) Moneys in the neurotrauma special fund may be appropriated to obtain federal and private grant matching funds, subject to section 321H-4(a)(2).  (d) In administering the fund, the director shall maintain records of all expenditures and disbursements made from the neurotrauma special fund.  (e) The director shall submit to the legislature an annual report on the activities under the neurotrauma special fund no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session. [L 2002, c 160, pt of §2; am L 2006, c 129, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 321H-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321H. Neurotrauma|321H-5 Rules.

  §321H-5 Rules. The director may adopt rules under chapter 91 necessary to carry out this chapter. [L 2002, c 160, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 322-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|322. Nuisances; Sanitary Regulations|322-1 Removal, prevention.

  §322-1 Removal, prevention. The department of health and its agents shall examine into all nuisances, foul or noxious odors, gases or vapors, water in which mosquito larvae exist, sources of filth, and all causes of sickness or disease, on shore, and in any vessel, which may be known to them or brought to their attention, which in their opinion are dangerous or injurious to health, and into any and all conditions created or existing which cause or tend to cause sickness or disease or to be dangerous or injurious to health, and shall cause the same to be abated, destroyed, removed, or prevented.  For purposes of this part, a nuisance shall include:  (1) Toxic materials that are used in or by-products of the manufacture or conversion of methamphetamine, and clandestine drug labs that manufacture methamphetamine; and  (2) Odors and filth resulting from a person feeding feral birds. [PC 1869, c 59, §9; am L 1911, c 111, §1; am L 1915, c 96, §1; RL 1925, §923; RL 1935, §1310; RL 1945, §2701; RL 1955, §47-1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §322-1; am L 2004, c 44, §23; am L 2013, c 269, §1] Case Notes  Dumping of garbage at sea. 283 U.S. 473.  Does not authorize board to destroy what is not a nuisance or to declare that to be which is not in fact a nuisance. 14 H. 533, 537.  Courts will review board's actions when taken without notice to owner. 22 H. 327, 345.  Cited: 19 H. 628.