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HI Rev Stat § 321-225.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-225.5 Fall prevention and early detection coordinator.

  §321-225.5 Fall prevention and early detection coordinator. There is established within the emergency medical services and injury prevention system branch a fall prevention and early detection coordinator to coordinate the provision of public and private fall prevention and early detection services for the elderly. [L 2014, c 153, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-226 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-226 Emergency medical services and systems, standards. §321-226 Emergency medical services and systems, standards.

  §321-226 Emergency medical services and systems, standards. Section effective until June 30, 2022. For section effective July 1, 2022, see below. The department of health shall establish standards for emergency medical services and for emergency medical service systems consistent with the state system and applicable federal guidelines for such services, including a requirement that ambulance service providers licensed by the State establish and maintain an alcohol and substance abuse policy for employees that the department of health deems is equivalent to, or exceeds the provisions of, the safety and health standards established by the federal Department of Transportation for holders of commercial driver's licenses. In the event the standards are determined or regulated by any other law, or by applicable federal guidelines, standards required to be set by this section shall be at least equivalent to or exceed the other state and federal standards.   §321-226 Emergency medical services and systems, standards. [Section effective July 1, 2022. For section effective until June 30, 2022, see above.] The department shall establish statewide standards for emergency medical services and for emergency medical service systems consistent with this part and applicable federal guidelines for those services, including a requirement that ambulance service providers licensed by the State establish and maintain an alcohol and substance abuse policy for employees that the department deems is equivalent to, or exceeds the provisions of, the safety and health standards established by the federal Department of Transportation for holders of commercial driver's licenses. In the event the standards are determined or regulated by any other law, or by applicable federal guidelines, standards required to be set by this section shall be at least equivalent to or exceed the other state and federal standards. [L 1978, c 148, pt of §1; am L 2003, c 106, §1; am L 2021, c 208, §10]
HI Rev Stat § 321-227 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-227 Regulation of ambulances. §321-227 Regulation of ambulances.

 §321-227 Regulation of ambulances. Section effective until June 30, 2022. For section effective July 1, 2022, see below. The department of health shall adopt, amend, and repeal rules under chapter 91 for the regulation of ambulances within the State, including but not limited to the certification of vehicles, equipment, supplies, and communications systems. Any person who provides emergency medical service as an employee of any emergency ambulance service shall be subject to chapter 453.   §321-227 Regulation of ambulances. [Section effective July 1, 2022. For section effective until June 30, 2022, see above.] The department of health shall adopt, amend, and repeal rules under chapter 91 for the regulation of ambulances within the State, including but not limited to the certification of vehicles, equipment, supplies, and communications systems; provided that any county operating a county emergency medical services system pursuant to part XI of chapter 46 shall be responsible for the purchase, maintenance, and servicing of all vehicles, equipment, supplies, and communication systems operated for emergency services within the county. The department may contract to certify air and ground ambulance units statewide. The department may charge a reasonable fee for annual certification and safety inspections of air and ground ambulances. Any person who provides emergency medical service as an employee of any emergency ambulance service statewide shall be subject to chapter 453. [L 1978, c 148, pt of §1; am L 1984, c 168, §4; am L 2021, c 208, §11]
HI Rev Stat § 321-228 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-228 Emergency medical services; counties. §321-228 Emergency medical services; counties.

 §321-228 Emergency medical services; counties. [Section effective until June 30, 2022. For section effective July 1, 2022, see below.] The department shall determine, in consultation with the advisory committee under section 321-225, the levels of emergency medical services that shall be implemented in each county. The department may contract to provide emergency medical services, including emergency aeromedical services, or any necessary component of a county emergency services system in conformance with the state system. In the event any county shall apply to the department to operate emergency medical ambulance services within the respective county, the department may contract with the county for the provision of those services. The department shall operate emergency medical ambulance services or contract with a private agency in those counties which do not apply to it under this section. Any county or private agency contracting to provide emergency medical ambulance services under this section shall be required by the department to implement those services in a manner and at a level consistent with the levels determined under this section. L 1978, c 148, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 285, §2; am L 1981, c 93, §4; am L Sp 2003, c 2, §3   §321-228 Emergency medical services; counties. [Section effective July 1, 2022. For section effective until June 30, 2022, see above.] The department shall determine, in consultation with the advisory committee under section 321-225, the levels of emergency medical services that shall be implemented in each county within the service area. The department may contract to provide emergency medical services, including emergency aeromedical services, or any necessary component of the emergency services system of a county within the service area in conformance with the state system. If any county within the service area shall apply to the department to operate emergency medical ambulance services within the respective county, the department may contract with the county for the provision of those services. The department shall operate emergency medical ambulance services or contract with a private agency in those counties within the service area that do not apply to it under this section. Any county or private agency contracting to provide emergency medical ambulance services under this section shall be required by the department to implement those services in a manner and at a level consistent with the levels determined under this section. [L 1978, c 148, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 285, §2; am L 1981, c 93, §4; am L Sp 2003, c 2, §3; am L 2021, c 208, §12]
HI Rev Stat § 321-228.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-228.5 Renumbered as §321-23.3.

 §321-228.5 Renumbered as §321-23.3.
HI Rev Stat § 321-228.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-228.6 Renumbered as §321-23.

 §321-228.6 Renumbered as §321-23.
HI Rev Stat § 321-229.2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-229.2 First responder personnel; dementia training.

  §321-229.2 First responder personnel; dementia training. (a) The employers of first responder personnel may obtain dementia training for first responder personnel, which may include:  (1) Recognizing the key signs of Alzheimer's disease and related types of dementia;  (2) Strategies for assessing cognition;  (3) Best practices for interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and related types of dementia; and  (4) Strategies to best identify and intervene in situations where persons with Alzheimer's disease and related types of dementia may be at particular risk of abuse or neglect.  (b) The training shall be offered at no cost to the applicable first responder personnel and shall be funded by private contributions from relevant non-profit organizations.  (c) The executive office on aging may coordinate the training schedules and standards, as necessary, with all public and private entities and agencies responsible for services provided by first responder personnel, including entering into agreements or memoranda of agreement with nonprofit organizations to provide funding pursuant to subsection (b).  (d) The employers of first responder personnel may utilize existing educational and training resources available in the public and private sectors when developing the training required under this section. [L 2021, c 155, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-229.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-229.5 Renumbered as §321-23.6.

  §321-229.5 Renumbered as §321-23.6.
HI Rev Stat § 321-231 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-231 Grants.

  §321-231 Grants. The state system may seek and accept any funds or property and other desirable support and assistance from any source whatsoever, whether gift, grant, services or any combination thereof, subject to applicable laws. In the event that any grant applications are made in relation to the state system, or any component thereof, the department shall consult with the advisory committee and provide technical assistance in the preparation, management, or administration of the application or the grant, or both. [L 1978, c 148, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 321-233 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-233 Rules.

  §321-233 Rules. The director of health may adopt, amend, and repeal rules necessary to the implementation of this part, subject to chapter 91. [L 1978, c 148, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 321-234 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-234 Emergency medical services special fund.

  §321-234 Emergency medical services special fund. (a) There is established within the state treasury a special fund to be known as the emergency medical services special fund to be administered and expended by the department.  (b) The moneys in the special fund shall be distributed as follows:  (1) Beginning with fiscal year 2021-2022, $3,500,000 shall be distributed each fiscal year to a county operating a county emergency medical services system pursuant to part XI of chapter 46 for the operation of that system; and  (2) The remainder shall be distributed to the department for operating the system established pursuant to this chapter, including enhanced and expanded services, and shall not be used to supplant funding for emergency medical services authorized prior to July 1, 2004.  (c) Fees remitted pursuant to section 249-31, cigarette tax revenues designated under section 245-15, interest and investment earnings attributable to the moneys in the special fund, legislative appropriations, and grants, donations, and contributions from private or public sources for the purposes of the fund, shall be deposited into the special fund.  (d) The department shall submit an annual report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session that outlines the receipts of, and expenditures from, the special fund. [L 2004, c 158, §2; am L 2006, c 316, §6; am L 2021, c 208, §16]
HI Rev Stat § 321-235 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-235 Immunity and limitation on liability for emergency aeromedical services.

 §321-235 Immunity and limitation on liability for emergency aeromedical services. The State shall not be liable for any claim of injury or death based on a failure to establish or continue emergency aeromedical services in any part of the State or in any county, including the failure of the department of health to establish emergency aeromedical services. [L 2004, c 105, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-236 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-236 Emergency medical services; use of latex gloves prohibited. §321-236 Emergency medical services; use of latex gloves prohibited.

 [ §321-236] Emergency medical services; use of latex gloves prohibited. [Section effective until June 30, 2022. For section effective July 1, 2022, see below.] The use of latex gloves by personnel providing ambulance services or emergency medical services pursuant to this part shall be prohibited. L 2016, c 180, §3   §321-236 Emergency medical services; use of latex gloves prohibited. [Section effective July 1, 2022. For section effective until June 30, 2022, see above.] The use of latex gloves by personnel providing ambulance services or emergency medical services statewide pursuant to this part and part XI of chapter 46 shall be prohibited. [L 2016, c 180, §3; am L 2021, c 208, §17] Cross References  Dental health facilities; health care facilities; use of latex gloves, see §321-11.9.
HI Rev Stat § 321-237 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-237 Retention of relevant documentation.

  §321-237 Retention of relevant documentation. [Section effective July 1, 2022.] Notwithstanding any provision of this part or any other state or county law or ordinance to the contrary, the department shall maintain data repositories, charts, patient information, data submission, and epidemiology information for all emergency medical services statewide. [L 2021, c 208, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-241.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-241.5 REPEALED.

  §321-241.5 REPEALED. L 2007, c 105, §5.
HI Rev Stat § 321-242 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-242 REPEALED.

 §321-242 REPEALED. L 2007, c 105, §5.
HI Rev Stat § 321-243 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-243 REPEALED.

 §321-243 REPEALED. L 1996, c 211, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 321-244 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-244 REPEALED.

 §321-244 REPEALED. L 1981, c 200, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 321-245, 246 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-245, 246 REPEALED.

  § §321-245, 246 REPEALED. L 2007, c 105, §5.
HI Rev Stat § 321-246 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-246 REPEALED.

  §321-246 REPEALED. L 2007, c 105, §5.
HI Rev Stat § 321-281 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-281 Financial assistance fund for hemophilia.

  §321-281 Financial assistance fund for hemophilia. There is established within the department of health a financial assistance fund for persons suffering from hemophilia who require hemophilia-related medical care and treatment, but who are unable to pay the entire costs of such medical care and treatment. [L 1983, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-282 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-282 General duties of the department.

  §321-282 General duties of the department. The department of health shall:  (1) Provide financial assistance, within the limits of available funds in the financial assistance fund, for the medical care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia who meet the standards of eligibility established by the department; provided that the department may contract with a private, nonprofit organization to carry out this function;  (2) Establish standards of eligibility for the financial assistance provided under this part; and  (3) Adopt any necessary rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement this part. [L 1983, c 280, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-291 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-291 Tests for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, and other metabolic diseases.

  §321-291 Tests for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, and other metabolic diseases. (a) The department of health may specify diseases to be screened for in newborn infants and methods to be employed to best prevent mortality and morbidity within the population of the State.  (b) The person in charge of each institution caring for newborn infants and the responsible physician attending the birth of a newborn or the person assisting the birth of a child not attended by a physician, shall ensure that every infant in the person's care be tested for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, and any other disease that may be specified by the department of health; provided that this section shall not apply if the parents, guardians, or other persons having custody or control of the child object thereto on the grounds that the tests conflict with their religious tenets and beliefs and written objection is made a part of the infant's medical record.  (c) The department of health shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, necessary for the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to:  (1) Administration of newborn screening tests;  (2) Quality and cost control of screening tests;  (3) Retention of records and related data;  (4) Reporting of positive test results;  (5) Guidelines for care, treatment, and follow up of infants with positive test results;  (6) Informing parents about the purposes of these tests; and  (7) Maintaining the confidentiality of affected families.  (d) There is created in the treasury of the State the newborn metabolic screening special fund. All moneys for newborn metabolic screening services collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the newborn metabolic screening special fund to be used for the payment of its lawful operating expenditures, including but not limited to laboratory testing, follow-up testing, educational materials, continuing education, quality assurance, equipment, and indirect costs.  (e) The director shall submit an annual report to the legislature twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, identifying all fund balances, transfers, and expenditures made from the newborn metabolic screening special fund, and the purposes for each expenditure. [L 1986, c 10, §1; am L 1996, c 259, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 321-296 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-296 Newborn pulse oximetry screening.

Revision Note Part heading added by revisor pursuant to §23G-15.  §321-296 Newborn pulse oximetry screening. (a) Prior to discharge of any newborn in its care, a birthing facility shall perform on the newborn a pulse oximetry test for critical congenital heart defects or other medically accepted test that measures the percentage of blood oxygen saturation, as approved by the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the parents, guardians, or other persons having custody or control of the newborn object to performance of the test required by subsection (a) on the grounds that the test conflicts with their religious tenets and beliefs and written objection is made a part of the newborn's medical record.  (c) Each birthing facility shall report critical congenital heart defect screening data to the department of health for quality assurance and improvement activities. At a minimum, the data shall include:  (1) Newborns screened and not screened;  (2) The timing of screening after birth;  (3) Pulse oximetry results;  (4) The outcomes of newborns who fail pulse oximetry screening; and  (5) Infants who are detected with a critical congenital heart defect and who pass pulse oximetry screening.  (d) For the purposes of this section, "birthing facility" means an inpatient or ambulatory health care facility licensed by the department of health that provides birthing and newborn care services. [L 2015, c 212, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-301 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-301 Bilingual health education aide program; establishment.

  §321-301 Bilingual health education aide program; establishment. There is established in the department of health a bilingual health education aide program. Under the program, bilingual health education aides shall assist in the provision of health education and public health services to non-English and limited English speaking persons living in the State. The department, subject to chapter 76, shall employ bilingual health education aides and other necessary personnel for the program. [L 1986, c 307, §2; am L 2000, c 253, §150] Cross References  Bilingual mental health services, see §334-12.
HI Rev Stat § 321-311 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-311 Environmentally-related illness and injury surveillance.

  §321-311 Environmentally-related illness and injury surveillance. The department of health shall maintain, as it deems advisable and within available resources, an environmentally-related human illness and injury surveillance system for conditions determined by the director to present a threat to public health in order to ascertain the incidence, distribution, and other epidemiological characteristics of these illnesses and injuries. [L 1987, c 186, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-311.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-311.5 Renumbered as §321-29.

  §321-311.5 Renumbered as §321-29.
HI Rev Stat § 321-312 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-312 Definition of environmentally-related illness or injury.

  §321-312 Definition of environmentally-related illness or injury. Environmentally-related human illnesses or injuries are those designated acute or chronic adverse health effects associated with exposure to pesticides, lead, or other toxic substances determined by the director to present a threat to public health. [L 1987, c 186, pt of §2] Law Journals and Reviews  Poisons in Our Communities: Environmental Justice's Role in Regulating Hawai`i's Biotechnology Industry. 40 UH L. Rev. 155 (2018).
HI Rev Stat § 321-313 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-313 Definition of health care professional.

  §321-313 Definition of health care professional. A health care professional means a physician or osteopathic physician as licensed under chapter 453. [L 1987, c 186, pt of §2; am L 2009, c 11, §34]
HI Rev Stat § 321-314 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-314 Reports to the department.

  §321-314 Reports to the department. Any health care professional who has the primary responsibility for the treatment of an individual who is suffering from environmentally-related illness or injury shall report the occurrence or suspected occurrence of such illness or injury to the department in writing or in the manner specified by the director of health. Every laboratory director having laboratory data regarding an individual affected by or suspected to be affected by a toxic substance determined by the director of health to present a threat to public health shall report such data to the department of health in a manner specified by the director. Forms for the reporting of environmentally-related illness or injury shall be provided by the department. [L 1987, c 186, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-315 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-315 Confidentiality.

  §321-315 Confidentiality. Reports provided to the department under this section shall not be made public to protect the identity of the persons diagnosed to be suffering from an environmentally-related illness or injury; provided that statistical information collected under this part shall be public information. [L 1987, c 186, pt of §2]