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HI Rev Stat § 321-11.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-11.5 Establishment of fees.

 §321-11.5 Establishment of fees. (a) The department of health, by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, may establish reasonable fees for the issuance or renewal of licenses, permits, variances, and various certificates required by law or by the department's rules. The fees may include the cost of related examinations, inspections, investigations, and reviews.  (b) [Repeal and reenactment on June 30, 2014. L Sp 2009, c 21, §8.] All fees paid and collected pursuant to this section and rules adopted in accordance with chapter 91 from facilities seeking licensure or certification by the department of health, including hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, home care agencies, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, freestanding outpatient surgical facilities, adult day health care centers, rural health centers, laboratories, adult residential care homes, expanded adult residential care homes, developmental disability domiciliary homes, assisted living facilities, therapeutic living programs, and special treatment facilities, shall be deposited into the office of health care assurance special fund created under section 321-1.4. Any other entities required by law to be licensed by the department of health shall also be subject to reasonable fees established by the department of health by rules adopted in accordance with chapter 91.  (c) Other than the fees collected under subsection (b), all other fees collected under this section and section 321-15 shall be deposited into the sanitation and environmental health special fund established under section 321-27. [L 1982, c 80, §4; am L 1994, c 169, § §3, 9; am L 1996, c 164, §1; am L 1998, c 311, § §13, 16; am L 1999, c 120, §3; am L 2007, c 90, §2; am L Sp 2009, c 21, §4; am L 2010, c 176, §2; am L 2011, c 220, §11] Note  The source note to this section is supplemented by "am L Sp 2009, c 21, §8; am L 2011, c 220, §11; am L 2014, c 125, §2; am L 2019, c 158, §2".
HI Rev Stat § 321-11.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-11.6 Genetically modified organisms.

  §321-11.6 Genetically modified organisms. Any applicant to any federal agency for any permit for or approval of any bioproduct, field testing of genetically modified organisms, or environmental impact assessment of genetically modified organisms shall submit one copy of that application to the department, at the same time that the application is submitted to the federal agency. [L 1988, c 160, §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 § 321-11.7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-11.7 REPEALED

  §321-11.7 REPEALED. L 2013, c 212, §7(3).
HI Rev Stat § 321-11.8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-11.8 Care homes; liability insurance; coverage.

  §321-11.8 Care homes; liability insurance; coverage. (a) All operators of adult foster homes under section 321-11.2, adult residential care homes, assisted living facilities, community care foster family homes as defined in section 321-481, developmental disabilities domiciliary homes as defined in section 321-15.9, and expanded adult residential care homes as defined in section 321-15.1, shall obtain and maintain the following in coverage amounts deemed sufficient and appropriate by the department of health:  (1) Liability insurance with respect to their operation of the homes or facilities; and  (2) Automobile liability insurance, including adequate bodily injury liability coverage for vehicles used to transport residents of the homes or facilities.  (b) Proof of liability insurance for both the home or facility and for vehicles used to transport home or facility residents as required by subsection (a) shall be verified by the department of health, or its designee, on an annual basis.  (c) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate the purposes of this section. [L 2013, c 212, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 321-11.9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-11.9 Dental health facilities; health care facilities; use of latex gloves.

 [ §321-11.9] Dental health facilities; health care facilities; use of latex gloves. All personnel working in dental health facilities or health care facilities, including all facilities listed in section 321-11(10), shall be prohibited from using latex gloves for patient care where the patient is unconscious or otherwise physically unable to communicate. Where the patient is conscious and physically able to communicate, latex gloves may be used if the patient affirmatively states that the patient is not allergic to latex. L 2016, c 180, §2 Cross References  Emergency medical services; use of latex gloves prohibited, see §321-236.
HI Rev Stat § 321-11.51 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-11.51 Sanitation permits; transfer. Sanitation permits that have not expired as of July 2, 1997, shall be transferable upon the sale of a food establishment; provided that such transfers are subject to the new owner agreeing to abide by the compliance schedule of the department of health. [L 1997, c 334, pt of §1] Revision Note "July 2, 1997," substituted for "the effective date of this Act".

  §321-11.51 Sanitation permits; transfer. Sanitation permits that have not expired as of July 2, 1997, shall be transferable upon the sale of a food establishment; provided that such transfers are subject to the new owner agreeing to abide by the compliance schedule of the department of health. [L 1997, c 334, pt of §1] Revision Note  "July 2, 1997," substituted for "the effective date of this Act".
HI Rev Stat § 321-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-12 Barbers, hairdressers, cosmeticians, cosmetologists, and beauticians.

 §321-12 Barbers, hairdressers, cosmeticians, cosmetologists, and beauticians. The department of health may prescribe rules and regulations which it deems necessary for the public health and safety relative to barbers, hairdressers, cosmeticians, cosmetologists, and beauticians, and the carrying on of their occupations. [L 1907, c 70, §1; RL 1925, §1020; RL 1935, §920; am L 1943, c 43, §5(a); RL 1945, §2016; am L 1945, c 140, §1; am L 1949, c 19, §2; RL 1955, §46-14; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §321-12] Cross References  Barbers, licensing, see chapter 438.  Beauty operators, licensing, see chapter 439.
HI Rev Stat § 321-12.2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-12.2 Tanning facilities; minors; penalties.

  §321-12.2 Tanning facilities; minors; penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful for any tanning facility owner, lessee, or operator to allow any person under the age of eighteen to use any tanning equipment.  (b) A tanning facility owner, lessee, or operator shall post in a conspicuous place in each tanning facility that the individual owns, leases, or operates in this State, a notice developed by the director of health addressing the following:  (1) That it is unlawful for a tanning facility owner, lessee, or operator to allow a person under the age of eighteen to use any tanning equipment;  (2) That any tanning facility owner, lessee, or operator violating this section shall be subject to a fine;  (3) That any individual may report a violation of this section to the individual's local law enforcement agency; and  (4) The health risks associated with tanning.  (c) The director of health may impose on a person who violates this section:  (1) For a first violation, a fine not to exceed $250; and  (2) For each subsequent violation, a fine not to exceed $500.  (d) This section shall not apply to any physician duly licensed to practice medicine who uses, in the practice of medicine, medical diagnostic and therapeutic equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation or to any person who owns tanning equipment exclusively for personal, noncommercial use.  (e) The director of health may adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to implement this section.  (f) As used in this section:  "Operator" means a person designated by the tanning facility owner or tanning equipment lessee to operate or assist and instruct in the operation and use of the tanning facility or tanning equipment.  "Tanning equipment" means any device that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between 200 and 400 nanometers used for tanning of the skin, including but not limited to sunlamps, tanning booths, or tanning beds.  "Tanning facility" means any location, place, area, structure, or business that provides persons access to any tanning equipment, including tanning salons, health clubs, gyms, apartments, condominiums, and hotels, regardless of whether a fee is charged for access to the tanning equipment. [L 2014, c 205, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-12.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-12.5 Certified forensic examination fees.

  §321-12.5 Certified forensic examination fees. (a) The department of health, by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, shall establish fees for application and certification as certified forensic examiners, to be paid by the applicant at the onset of the application process. The fees shall cover the costs of training, examination, certification, and monitoring.  (b) All moneys collected as fees pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deposited into the mental health and substance abuse special fund established by section 334-15.  (c) All funds deposited in the mental health and substance abuse special fund pursuant to subsection (b) shall be used exclusively to support the activities relating to the application, training, certification, and monitoring of the certified forensic examination program. [L 1995, c 214, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 321-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-13 Regulation of certain other occupations.

 §321-13 Regulation of certain other occupations. (a) The department of health, with the approval of the governor, may adopt rules as it deems necessary for the public health or safety respecting:  (1) The occupations or practices of clinical laboratory directors, medical technologists (clinical laboratory scientists), clinical laboratory specialists, cytotechnologists, medical laboratory technicians (clinical laboratory technicians), tattoo artists, and environmental health professionals;  (2) The health, education, training, experience, habits, qualifications, or character of persons to whom certificates of registration or permits for these occupations or practices may be issued;  (3) The health, habits, character, practices, standards, or conduct of persons holding these certificates or permits; and  (4) The grounds or causes for revoking or suspending these certificates or permits. The rules shall have the force and effect of law.  (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in or to attempt to engage in or to follow any of the occupations or practices referred to in this section, unless the person first obtains and holds a valid unrevoked certificate of registration or permit under such rules or regulations as the department shall prescribe.  (c) The department may revoke or suspend any certificate of registration or permit issued under this section or issued prior to April 23, 1941, upon proof to its satisfaction of a violation of any rule or regulation of the department on the part of any person holding a certificate or permit; provided that no such certificate or permit shall be revoked or suspended except upon due notice to the person holding the same and the person shall be given an opportunity to be heard and present evidence in the person's own defense. [L 1941, c 87, § §1, 2, 3; RL 1945, §2017; am L 1945, c 116, §1(c); am L 1947, c 192, §22; am L 1949, c 19, §1; am L 1955, c 117, §1; RL 1955, §46-15; am L 1959, c 25, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §321-13; am L 1969, c 160, §1; am L 1973, c 80, §2(1); am L 1974, c 214, §1; am L 1982, c 80, §1; am L 1985, c 11, §1 and c 276, §4; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 139, §9; am L 1988, c 194, §3; am L 1990, c 225, §4 and c 285, §6; am L 1997, c 219, §2; am L 1999, c 210, §1 and c 211, §3] Cross References  Nursing home administrators act, see chapter 457B.
HI Rev Stat § 321-13.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-13.5 Certified nurse aides; investigations of abuse and neglect.

  §321-13.5 Certified nurse aides; investigations of abuse and neglect. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 relating to:  (1) The investigation of:  (A) Abuse or neglect by a certified nurse aide working in a health care setting licensed or certified by the department; and  (B) Misappropriation of an individual's property by a certified nurse aide working in a health care setting licensed or certified by the department; and  (2) Action taken against a certified nurse aide as a result of an investigation pursuant to paragraph (1). [L 2007, c 226, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-14 License to practice certain occupations.

 §321-14 License to practice certain occupations. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice any of the occupations specified in section 321-13(a)(1) without a license so to do; any person wishing to obtain a license to engage in any of the specified occupations shall make application to the department of health, in accordance with such rules as shall be prescribed by the department under section 321-13, and any such application shall be accompanied by an examination fee for such license. [L 1957, c 316, pt of §1; am L 1959, c 25, §2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; Supp, §46-15.1; HRS §321-14; am L 1969, c 160, §2; am L 1973, c 80, §2(2) and c 97, §1; am L 1974, c 214, §2; am L 1982, c 80, §2] Cross References  Regulatory licensing of certain health related professions or occupations, see title 25.
HI Rev Stat § 321-14.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-14.5 Hospitals; licensing.

  §321-14.5 Hospitals; licensing. (a) All hospitals shall be licensed by the department to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the individuals placed therein.  (b) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 that shall provide for the licensing of hospitals.  (c) The rules may provide that accreditation by The Joint Commission demonstrates a hospital's compliance with all licensing inspections required by the State. The rules may exempt a hospital from a licensing inspection on a continuing basis throughout the term of the accreditation under the following conditions:  (1) The hospital provides the department with a certified copy of the hospital's official accreditation report from The Joint Commission;  (2) The hospital continuously holds full accreditation by The Joint Commission; and  (3) The hospital holds a current and valid state license.  (d) The rules shall provide that the department may conduct inspections and investigations of exempt hospitals to investigate complaints, follow up on adverse accreditation findings, or conduct periodic validation surveys.  (e) Information contained in reports of survey and official accreditation letters made by The Joint Commission used in determining compliance with licensing requirements shall be public information.  (f) All other records maintained by the department shall be governed by chapter 92F. [L 2002, c 118, §1; am L 2012, c 273, §1; am L 2020, c 70, §47]
HI Rev Stat § 321-14.8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-14.8 Home care agencies; licensing.

 §321-14.8 Home care agencies; licensing. (a) Beginning July 1, 2010, each home care agency shall be licensed by the department of health to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of clients.  (b) The department of health shall adopt interim rules, which shall be exempt from chapters 91 and 201M, to effectuate the licensure of home care agencies; provided that the interim rules shall remain in effect until the sooner of October 1, 2018, or the adoption of rules pursuant to chapters 91 and 201M to:  (1) Protect the health, safety, and civil rights of clients of home care agencies; and  (2) Provide for the licensure of home care agencies.  (c) A service provider agency shall be exempt from the licensing requirement of this section when services are provided:  (1) Under contract for services with the city and county of Honolulu, elderly affairs division; or  (2) Exclusively to participants in the medicaid home and community based services waiver, pursuant to section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act, by an agency approved by the department of human services med-QUEST division.  (d) For purposes of this section:  "Home care agency" means a public or proprietary agency, a private, nonprofit organization, or a subdivision of an agency or organization, engaged in providing home care services to clients in the client's residence. The term "home care agency" does not apply to an individual, including an individual who is incorporated as a business, or is an unpaid or stipended volunteer.  "Home care services" include but are not limited to:  (1) Personal care, including assistance with dressing, feeding, and personal hygiene to facilitate self-care;  (2) Homemaker assistance, including housekeeping, shopping, and meal planning and preparation; and  (3) Respite care and assistance and support provided to the family. [L Sp 2009, c 21, § §2, 8; am L 2014, c 125, §2; am L 2018, c 148, §2; am L 2019, c 91, §2 and c 158, §2] Note  Department of health to request funding for the permanent position that facilitates the licensing of home care agencies as part of its annual budget request, beginning with fiscal year 2015-2016. L 2014, c 125, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 321-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-15 Biennial registration; fees, failure to register; denial, suspension, or revocation of a license.

  §321-15 Biennial registration; fees, failure to register; denial, suspension, or revocation of a license. (a) Every person holding a license to practice any occupation specified in section 321-13(a)(1) shall reregister with the department of health every other year in accordance with the rules of the department, before February 1 except where superseded by federal law, and shall pay a reregistration fee. The failure, neglect, or refusal of any person holding a license to reregister or pay the reregistration fee, after thirty days of delinquency, shall constitute a forfeiture of the person's license; provided that the license shall be restored upon written application therefor together with a payment of all delinquent fees and an additional late reregistration fee that may be established by the director of health. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the sanitation and environmental health special fund established under section 321-27.  (b) The department shall suspend, refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore, or deny any license or application if the department has received certification from the child support enforcement agency pursuant to the terms of section 576D-13 that the licensee or applicant is not in compliance with an order of support as defined in section 576D-1 or has failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding. Unless otherwise provided by law, the department shall grant, renew, restore, or reinstate a license only upon receipt of an authorization from the child support enforcement agency, office of child support hearings, or family court. [L 1957, c 316, pt of §1; am L 1959, c 25, §2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; Supp, §46-15.2; HRS §321-15; am L 1969, c 160, §3; am L 1973, c 80, §2(3); am L 1974, c 214, §3; am L 1982, c 80, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 1994, c 169, § §4, 9; am L 1996, c 164, §1; am L 1997, c 293, §15; am L 1998, c 311, § §14, 16; am L 1999, c 273, §3; am L 2002, c 226, §5; am L 2003, c 133, §6; am L 2010, c 176, §3; am L 2019, c 279, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 321-15.1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-15.1 Definitions.

 §321-15.1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  "Adult residential care home" means any facility providing twenty-four-hour living accommodations, for a fee, to adults unrelated to the family, who require at least minimal assistance in the activities of daily living, personal care services, protection, and health care services, but who do not need the professional health services provided in an intermediate, skilled nursing, or acute care facility.  "Asbestos abatement project designer" means a person who is accredited to determine how the asbestos abatement work should be conducted.  "Asbestos inspector" means a person who is accredited to identify asbestos-containing building material and to assess its physical condition.  "Asbestos management planner" means a person who is accredited to use the data gathered by asbestos inspectors to assess the current or potential hazard posed by the asbestos-containing building material, to determine the appropriate response actions, and to develop a schedule for implementing these response actions.  "Assisted living facility" means a combination of housing, health care services, and personalized supportive services designed to respond to individual needs, to promote choice, responsibility, independence, privacy, dignity, and individuality.  "Expanded adult residential care home" means any facility providing twenty-four-hour living accommodations, for a fee, to adults unrelated to the family, who require at least minimal assistance in the activities of daily living, personal care services, protection, and health care services, and who may need the professional health services provided in an intermediate or skilled nursing facility.  "Hospice home" means any facility operated by a licensed hospice service agency providing twenty-four-hour living accommodations to no more than five unrelated persons who are admitted for hospice service. [L 1985, c 272, §2; am L 1988, c 194, §4 and c 334, §1; am L 1995, c 87, §3; am L 1998, c 132, §3; am L 1999, c 77, §6] Cross References  Asbestos and lead pollution control, see chapter 342P.
HI Rev Stat § 321-15.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-15.3 Criminal history disclosure of prospective care home resident.

  §321-15.3 Criminal history disclosure of prospective care home resident. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the department of health shall disclose to the operator of an adult residential care home, to the extent that the division or office of the department that is referring the individual to the care home possesses, the information in existing records at the time of, and as part of, the application for admission, the criminal history of a prospective resident applying for entry to the care home when the prospective resident had previously been:  (1) Convicted of an offense involving violence to a person; or  (2) Admitted to the state hospital under the jurisdiction of the department of health as a result of an acquittal under chapter 704 for an offense involving violence to a person. [L 2002, c 166, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 321-15.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-15.5 REPEALED.

  §321-15.5 REPEALED. L 1978, c 107, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 321-15.7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|321. Department of Health|321-15.7 Penalty.

 §321-15.7 Penalty. Any person who intentionally operates an adult residential care home or hospice home without a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [L 1978, c 107, pt of §3; am L 1985, c 272, §6; am L 1989, c 223, §2; am L 1999, c 77, §7]