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HI Rev Stat § 453-5.1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-5.1 Powers and duties of board.

  §453-5.1 Powers and duties of board. In addition to other powers and duties authorized by law, the Hawaii medical board shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to effectuate the purpose of this chapter, including, without limitation, the following powers:  (1) To adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91; and  (2) To enforce this chapter and rules adopted pursuant thereto. [L 1977, c 107, §1; ree L 1983, c 92, pt of §1(3); am L 1992, c 202, §99; am L 2008, c 9, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 453-5.2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-5.2 REPEALED.

  §453-5.2 REPEALED. L 1992, c 202, §212.
HI Rev Stat § 453-5.4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-5.4 Physician assistant advisory committee.

 §453-5.4 Physician assistant advisory committee. There shall be a physician assistant advisory committee under the Hawaii medical board consisting solely of persons licensed under section 453-5.3. The committee shall review all complaints and requests relating to physician assistants, and review and recommend revisions of the physician assistant regulations.  The chairperson of the committee shall be the representative for the committee members to the Hawaii medical board for the purpose of providing input to the board from the physician assistant's perspective on issues and concerns, including complaints and requests, regarding physician assistants. The chairperson shall not be a member of the Hawaii medical board to avoid conflict of interests. [L 1993, c 183, §3; am L 1999, c 90, §4; am L 2008, c 9, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 453-5.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-5.5 Physician assistant; authority to sign documents.

  §453-5.5 Physician assistant; authority to sign documents. Any physician assistant who holds a current, valid, and permanent license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter, and who is under the supervision of a licensed physician or osteopathic physician, shall have the authority to sign the following documents:  (1) Certification of psychiatric medical condition of the parents of a child applicant for aid from the temporary assistance for needy families program;  (2) Evaluation forms for Hansen's disease patients;  (3) Orders for physical therapy and plans of care;  (4) Pharmacist orders to assist in monitoring and management of anticoagulation anemia and atrial fibrillation;  (5) Orders for speech therapy and plans of care;  (6) Applications for bracelets indicating compassionate care only;  (7) Admissions applications for foster homes;  (8) Dietary consultations forms; and  (9) Medicaid application forms for nursing care facility admission. [L 2009, c 151, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 453-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-6 Fees; expenses.

  §453-6 Fees; expenses. (a) No applicant shall be examined under this chapter until the applicant has paid to the board application, examination, and license fees. The board may provide separate fees for licensure by endorsement and for limited and temporary licenses.  (b) Every physician or surgeon holding a license under this chapter shall renew the license with the board no later than January 31 of each even-numbered year. Every osteopathic physician or surgeon holding a license previously issued under chapter 460 and this chapter shall renew the license with the board no later than June 30 of each even-numbered year. Every physician, osteopathic physician, or surgeon shall pay a renewal fee and comply with the category 1 or 1A continuing medical education requirements provided in rules adopted by the board.  (c) A physician, osteopathic physician, or surgeon shall meet the category 1 or 1A continuing medical education requirements by obtaining credit hours in a category 1 or 1A continuing medical education program accredited by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association or in other approved category 1 or 1A continuing medical education as provided in the board's rules. To determine compliance, the board may conduct a random audit. A physician, osteopathic physician, or surgeon selected for audit shall be notified by the board. Within sixty days of notification, the physician, osteopathic physician, or surgeon shall provide to the board documentation to verify compliance with the category 1 or 1A continuing medical education requirements.  (d) Failure to renew, pay the renewal fee, and, in the case of audited physicians, osteopathic physicians, or surgeons, provide documentation of compliance shall constitute a forfeiture of license, which may be restored only upon the submission of written application therefor, payment to the board of a restoration fee, and, in the case of audited physicians, osteopathic physicians, and surgeons, documentation of compliance.  (e) A license that has been forfeited for one renewal term shall be automatically terminated and cannot be restored, and a new application for licensure shall be required. [L 1896, c 60, §5; am L 1920, c 37, §2; am L 1921, c 14, § §5, 10; RL 1925, §1026; am L 1925, c 26, §3; am imp L 1925, cc 27, 29; RL 1935, §1205; am L 1939, c 183, pt of §1; RL 1945, §2505; RL 1955, §64-5; am L 1957, c 316, §5; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, § §14, 15; am L 1961, c 184, §10; am L 1963, c 114, § §1, 3; am L 1965, c 218, §4; HRS §453-6; am L 1971, c 31, §1; am L 1975, c 118, §17; am L 1976, c 219, §9; am L 1983, c 92, §1(4); am L 1985, c 87, §1; am L 1989, c 181, §3; am L 1992, c 202, §100; am L 2001, c 66, §1; am L 2008, c 5, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 453-6.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-6.5 REPEALED. L 1988, c 110, §5.

  §453-6.5 REPEALED. L 1988, c 110, §5.
HI Rev Stat § 453-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-7 Form of license.

  §453-7 Form of license. The form of license to practice medicine and surgery shall be substantially as follows: State of Hawaii, Hawaii Medical Board License to Practice Medicine and Surgery ....................., having been duly examined by the Hawaii Medical Board, and having been found to be possessed of the necessary qualifications, is hereby licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Hawaii.  This license is granted and accepted on the express condition that it may be revoked at any time for any of the causes enumerated in section 453-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which cause or causes shall have been proven to the satisfaction of the Hawaii Medical Board.  Given under the seal of the Hawaii Medical Board this .......... day of ..................., A.D. ..........  By ..................... Chairperson, Hawaii Medical Board  The form of temporary and limited license to practice medicine and surgery shall be substantially as follows: State of Hawaii, Hawaii Medical Board Limited and Temporary License to Practice Medicine and Surgery ...................., having been duly considered by the Hawaii Medical Board, and having been found to be possessed of the necessary qualifications, is hereby temporarily licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Hawaii, subject to the following conditions and limitations: ................... ..................................... .......................  This temporary and limited license is granted and accepted on the express condition that it may be revoked at any time for any of the causes enumerated in section 453-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or for any violation of the conditions and limitations contained herein.  Given under the seal of the Hawaii Medical Board this .......... day of ...................., A.D. ....................  By ..................... Chairperson, Hawaii Medical Board [L 1896, c 60, §9; RL 1925, §1027; am L 1925, c 26, §4; RL 1935, §1206; am L 1939, c 183, pt of §1; RL 1945, §2506; RL 1955, §64-6; am L 1963, c 59, §1; am L 1965, c 218, §5; HRS §453-7; am L 1969, c 257, §5; am L 1983, c 92, pt of §1(5); gen ch 1993; am L 2008, c 9, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 453-7.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-7.5 Review of complaints and information by department.

  §453-7.5 Review of complaints and information by department. (a) The department of commerce and consumer affairs shall review each complaint, inquiry, and information, as applicable, received under sections 92-17, 329-44, 453-8.7, 663-1.7, and 671-5. The department shall investigate the complaint, inquiry, or information if it appears that the physician or osteopathic physician who is the subject of the complaint, inquiry, or information has violated this chapter. If the department determines that the physician or osteopathic physician has violated this chapter, the department shall present the results of its investigation to the Hawaii medical board for appropriate disciplinary proceedings.  (b) Reports of adverse decisions of peer review committees transmitted to the department under section 663-1.7 shall not be available to public inspection or subject to discovery and shall be held confidential by the department; provided that:  (1) A written affirmative or negative reply may be given to a written inquiry by a hospital or health care facility as to whether a report of an adverse decision is on file with the department; and  (2) A subpoenaed report shall be subject to the requirements under section 453-17. [L 1984, c 168, pt of §1; am L 2008, c 5, §10 and c 9, §3; am L 2012, c 296, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 453-8.1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-8.1 Voluntary limitation of license.

  §453-8.1 Voluntary limitation of license. A physician, osteopathic physician, or surgeon may request, in writing, that the board limit the individual's license to practice. The board may grant the request and may impose conditions on the limited license. The board shall determine whether and when the limitation shall be removed. [L 1976, c 219, pt of §14; am L 1983, c 92, pt of §1(6); am L 2008, c 5, §12]
HI Rev Stat § 453-8.2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-8.2 Disciplinary action.

  §453-8.2 Disciplinary action. (a) In addition to any other actions authorized by law, in disciplining a licensee in a proceeding held in conformity with chapter 91, the board may impose one or more of the following sanctions:  (1) Place the licensee on probation, including conditions of probation as requiring observation of the licensee by an appropriate group or society of licensed physicians, osteopathic physicians, or surgeons;  (2) Suspend the license;  (3) Revoke the license;  (4) Limit the license by restricting the fields of practice in which the licensee may engage;  (5) Fine the licensee, including assessment against the licensee of the costs of the disciplinary proceedings. Any fine imposed by the board after a hearing in accordance with chapter 91 shall be not less than $500 and not more than $5,000 for each violation, exclusive of the costs of the disciplinary proceedings;  (6) Require further education or training, or require proof of performance competency; or  (7) Censure or reprimand.  (b) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the actions, remedies, or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the actions, remedies, or penalties available under all other laws of this State. [L 1976, c 219, pt of §14; am L 1983, c 92, pt of §1(6); am L 1986, c 144, §3; am L 1992, c 202, §102; am L 2004, c 26, §1; am L 2008, c 5, §13]
HI Rev Stat § 453-8.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-8.3 REPEALED.

  §453-8.3 REPEALED. L 1984, c 168, §19.
HI Rev Stat § 453-8.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-8.5 REPEALED.

  §453-8.5 REPEALED. L 1987, c 67, §2.
HI Rev Stat § 453-8.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-8.6 Discipline based on action taken by another state or federal agency; conditions; prohibition on practice.

  §453-8.6 Discipline based on action taken by another state or federal agency; conditions; prohibition on practice. (a) Upon receipt of evidence of revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action against a licensee by another state or federal agency, the board may issue an order imposing disciplinary action upon the licensee on the following conditions:  (1) The board shall serve the licensee with a proposed order imposing disciplinary action as required by chapter 91;  (2) The licensee shall have the right to request a hearing pursuant to chapter 91 to show cause why the action described in the proposed order should not be imposed;  (3) Any request for a hearing shall be made in writing and filed with the board within twenty days after mailing of the proposed order to the licensee; and  (4) If the licensee does not submit a written request for a hearing within twenty days after mailing of the proposed order, the board may issue a final order imposing the disciplinary action described in the proposed order.  (b) A certified copy of the disciplinary action by another state or federal agency shall constitute prima facie evidence of the disciplinary action.  (c) A licensee against whom the board has issued a proposed order under this section shall be prohibited from practicing in this State until the board issues a final order if:  (1) The licensee was the subject of disciplinary action by another state; and  (2) The disciplinary action by another state prohibits the licensee from practicing in that state.  (d) In addition to the provisions of this section, the board may take any other action authorized by this chapter or chapter 436B.  (e) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any final order of discipline taken pursuant to this section shall be a matter of public record. [L 2016, c 38, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 453-8.7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-8.7 Reporting requirements.

  §453-8.7 Reporting requirements. (a) Every physician or osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to this chapter who does not possess professional liability insurance shall report any settlement or arbitration award of a claim or action for damages for death or personal injury caused by negligence, error, or omission in practice, or the unauthorized rendering of professional services. The report shall be submitted to the department of commerce and consumer affairs within thirty days after any written settlement agreement has been reduced to writing and signed by all the parties thereto or thirty days after service of the arbitration award on the parties.  (b) Failure of a physician or osteopathic physician to comply with the provisions of this section is an offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 for the first offense, $250 to $500 for the second offense, and $500 to $1,000 for subsequent offenses.  (c) The clerks of the respective courts of this State shall report to the department any judgment or other determination of the court, which adjudges or finds that a physician or osteopathic physician is liable criminally or civilly for any death or personal injury caused by the physician's or osteopathic physician's professional negligence, error, or omission in the practice of the physician's or osteopathic physician's profession, or rendering of unauthorized professional services. The report shall be submitted to the department within ten days after the judgment is entered by the court.  (d) The department shall prescribe forms for the submission of reports required by this section. [L 1982, c 227, pt of §1; am L 1983, c 92, §1(8); am L 1984, c 168, §12; am L 2008, c 5, §14]
HI Rev Stat § 453-8.8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-8.8 Physician workforce assessment fee; license; physician workforce information.

  §453-8.8 Physician workforce assessment fee; license; physician workforce information. [Repeal of section on June 30, 2017, by L Sp 2009, c 18,  §9; L 2012, c 186,  §3(2) as noted in the main volume deleted by L 2017, c 40,  §2.] When a license is renewed, each physician or surgeon and each osteopathic physician or surgeon shall be assessed a fee of $60 that shall be transferred and deposited into the John A. Burns school of medicine special fund established under section 304A-2171 to support ongoing assessment and planning of the physician workforce in Hawaii, including:  (1) Ongoing assessment and planning, as well as the recruitment and retention of physicians, especially for the physician workforce serving rural and medically underserved areas of the State;  (2) Providing loan repayment to physicians who commit to working in medically underserved areas of the State as part of the Hawaii state loan repayment program administered by the John A. Burns school of medicine; and  (3) Providing scholarships to qualifying medical students to be determined by the John A. Burns school of medicine. Payment of the physician workforce assessment fee shall be required for license renewal. [L Sp 2009, c 18, §3; am L 2012, c 186, §2; am L 2021, c 151, §3] Note  Disbursements to special fund. L Sp 2009, c 18, §4; L 2012, c 186, §3(2); L 2017, c 40, §2.  Physician workforce assessment report to legislature beginning in 2011 and every year thereafter. L Sp 2009, c 18, §5; L 2012, c 186, §3(1).
HI Rev Stat § 453-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-9 REPEALED.

  §453-9 REPEALED. L 1992, c 202, §213.
HI Rev Stat § 453-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-10 Witnesses in such proceeding.

  §453-10 Witnesses in such proceeding. In any proceeding the board may subpoena, administer oaths to, and examine witnesses on any relevant matter in the proceeding. The board may subpoena physicians, osteopathic physicians, or surgeons as specialists, on the recommendation of the appropriate specialist society. The board may order a mental, physical, or medical competency examination to determine the capacity or ability of a licensee to continue to practice medicine or surgery and order appropriate specialist societies to conduct examinations. The person whose license is sought in the proceeding to be revoked, limited, or suspended shall be entitled to require the board or any member thereof to subpoena and to administer oaths to any witness who may be able to present evidence relevant in the proceeding, and shall be entitled to examine any witness in the proceeding. The circuit court of the circuit in which the proceeding is held may enforce by proper proceeding the attendance and testimony of witnesses in the proceeding. [L 1917, c 61, §1; RL 1925, §1031; RL 1935, §1210; RL 1945, §2509; am L 1947, c 201, pt of §1; RL 1955, §64-9; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §453-10; am L 1969, c 257, §8; am L 1976, c 219, §12; am L 2008, c 5, §15]
HI Rev Stat § 453-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-11 Recalcitrant witnesses; contempt.

  §453-11 Recalcitrant witnesses; contempt. If any person called before the board as a witness in any proceeding, whether under subpoena or otherwise, except as privileged by law, refuses to answer any question which is relevant to the proceeding and is put to the individual by the board, a member thereof or the person whose license is sought to be revoked, limited, or suspended in the proceeding, or disobeys any order of the circuit court relating to the proceeding, the board shall report the matter in writing to any judge of the circuit court of the circuit in which such proceeding is held and the person shall be cited to appear before the circuit judge to show cause why the individual should not be punished for contempt of court under section 710-1077. [L 1917, c 61, §2; RL 1925, §1032; RL 1935, §1211; RL 1945, §2510; am L 1947, c 201, pt of §1; RL 1955, §64-10; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §453-11; am L 1969, c 257, §9; am L 1976, c 219, §13; am L 1982, c 147, §24; am L 1983, c 92, §1(9)] Cross References  Physician-patient privilege, see §626-1, rule 504. Rules of Court  Contempt, see HRCP rule 45(f).
HI Rev Stat § 453-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-12 Perjury.

  §453-12 Perjury. Any person who wilfully and knowingly makes under oath any false statement in connection with any such proceeding before the board shall be guilty of perjury and shall be subject to the penalty prescribed by law for perjury. Whenever the board is satisfied that the witness has committed perjury in any proceeding before the board, it shall report the same to the prosecuting officer of the county in which the perjury took place, who shall prosecute the witness for perjury. [L 1917, c 61, §3; RL 1925, §1033; am imp L 1932 1st, c 13, pt of §1; RL 1935, §1212; RL 1945, §2511; am L 1947, c 201, pt of §1; RL 1955, §64-11; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §453-12; am L 1969, c 257, §10]
HI Rev Stat § 453-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|453. Medicine and Surgery|453-13 Penalty.

  §453-13 Penalty. Any person who violates this chapter, or who offers or in any way attempts to engage in the practice of medicine as defined in section 453-1 and fails to comply with any of the requirements or provisions of this chapter, penalty for which violation or failure to comply is not otherwise provided for, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months and each day's violation or failure to comply shall be deemed a separate offense.  All tools, implements, medicine, and drugs used in the practice of medicine by any person convicted of practicing medicine without a license shall be declared forfeited to the State by the court and ordered destroyed. [L 1896, c 60, §6; RL 1925, §1028; am L 1929, c 109, §1; RL 1935, §1207; RL 1945, §2512; RL 1955, §64-12; HRS §453-13] Cross References  Classification of offense and authorized punishment, see § §701-107, 706-640, and 706-663.