Hawaii Administrative Code

The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum requirements for the control of tuberculosis in the State. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-164.2-1 [Eff 3/17/2018] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-1, 321-9, 325-13) (Imp: HRS §§ 302A-1162, 321-1, 321-9, 325-13)

(a) Any practitioner, individual in charge of an inpatient or outpatient health care facility, laboratory director, or infection control officer who makes a diagnosis of TB disease or identifies a person suspected of having TB disease shall report this to the department using the…

Upon request, any practitioner, individual in charge of an inpatient or outpatient health care facility, laboratory director, or infection control officer treating a person for TB disease shall provide the department any additional information relative to the person's case as is …

Notwithstanding a person's possession of a TB clearance, any person who is: (1) Known to have TB disease; (2) Reported to the department as having TB disease; (3) Reasonably suspected by the department of having TB disease; or (4) Reasonably suspected by the department to have be…

For purposes of evaluating persons required by this chapter to obtain a TB clearance, practitioners and the department shall follow the instructions and procedures in the document entitled "DOH TB Clearance Manual", dated 07/18/2017. This document is available from the department…

Notes Haw. Code R. §§ 11-164.2-14 to 11-1642-19 [Res 3/17/2018]

As used in this chapter: "Annually" means within the range of three hundred thirty-five to three hundred ninety-six days. "Child care facility" has the same meaning as defined in section 346-151, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) and includes child care facilities licensed by the Dep…

(a) Prior to starting employment at a child care facility or school, employees shall present to the administrator of the child care facility or school:(1) A TB clearance obtained within twelve months prior to the start date; or (2) A TB clearance obtained after age sixteen. (b) E…

(a) Prior to attending a child care facility or school in the State a child shall present to the administrator of the child care facility or school a TB clearance; provided that if a TB clearance was obtained before the child was twelve months of age, the child shall obtain a new…

(a) Prior to starting employment at a post-secondary school, post-secondary school personnel shall present to the administrator of the post-secondary school: (1) A TB clearance obtained within twelve months prior to the start date; or (2) A TB clearance obtained after age sixteen…

(a) Prior to attending a post-secondary school in the State for a course of study longer than one hundred twenty days, a person shall present to the administrator of the school: (1) A TB clearance obtained within twelve months prior to the start date; or (2) A TB clearance obtain…

(a) Employees, contract workers, and volunteers working more than ten hours per week in health care facilities or residential care settings licensed or otherwise regulated by the department and residents of health care facilities or residential care settings licensed or otherwise…

(a) Prior to starting employment as a food handler, a person shall present to the employer a copy of: (1) A TB clearance obtained within twelve months prior to the start date; or (2) A TB clearance obtained after age sixteen. (b) Persons engaged in food handling only at carnivals…

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to the fines and penalties provided by law for a misdemeanor. (b) Any person who fraudulently obtains a TB clearance shall be subject to the penalties in subsection (a) and sha…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the p…

The director may suspend any or all of these rules in the event of a shortage of diagnostic or treatment materials, or in the event of a public health emergency as declared by the director. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-164.2-5 [Eff 3/17/2018] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 325-13) (Imp: HRS §§ …

Notes Haw. Code R. §§ 11-164.2-6 to 11-1642-9 [Res3/17/2018]

The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules governing the care and treatment of persons afflicted with Hansen's Disease. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-168-1 [Eff. NOV 05 1981] (Auth: HRS § 326-24) (Imp: HRS § 326-24)

There shall be no restriction on the type of employment that may be engaged in by any person with the non-communicable form or stage of Hansen's disease. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-168-10 [Eff. NOV 05 1981] (Auth: HRS §§ 326-21, 326-22, 326-24) (Imp: HRS §§ 326-21, 326-22, 326-24)…

Patients shall continue on outpatient follow-up care until the likelihood of any further complications of Hansen's disease have passed. Contacts may be discharged from the outpatient service after medical examinations show no evidence of Hansen's disease. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-…

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-168-12 [Eff. NOV 05 1981] (Auth: HRS § 326-24) (Imp: HRS § 326-39)

If any provision of this chapter, or the application of any provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, and the remainder of this chapter, shall not be affected thereby. Notes Haw. …

Unless otherwise indicated in the context, the following definitions shall apply: "Communicable form or stage" means that form or stage of Hansen's Disease during which viable acid-fast organisms (mycobacterium leprae) are demonstrable in scrapings of skin or in tissue specimens …

(a) Any physician having under his care or supervision a person with a disease believed to be Hansen's disease shall report the disease promptly to the department. (b) The superintendent or management of any hospital in which a diagnosis of Hansen's disease is made after admissio…

(a) Any person reported as having Hansen's disease or suspected of having Hansen's disease shall be referred by his physician for examination by a consultant skilled in the examination and diagnosis of Hansen's disease as agreed upon by the patient or his physician and the direct…

(a) Any person who has Hansen's disease will receive treatment either as an outpatient under the supervision of a physician approved by the director, or, if so recommended, in a hospital or other place established by the department for the care and treatment of persons afflicted …

(a) The hospitalization of persons having Hansen's disease may be recommended for initiation of chemotherapy, for the treatment of complications of Hansen's disease for the correction of deformities due to Hansen's disease, or for certain rehabilitation measures best carried out …

(a) The transfer of a patient from any hospital for the care and treatment of Hansen's disease to any other hospital for the further care and treatment of Hansen's disease or any other medical or surgical condition may be made upon recommendation of the attending physician and wi…

A patient hospitalized with the communicable form or stage of Hansen's disease may be granted leave for a period up to one week for personal or humanitarian reasons. Leave will be granted on condition that adequate measures are taken to prevent exposure of susceptible persons, es…

A permit issued by the director is required for any persons visiting or remaining in any place set apart for the treatment of persons having the communicable form of Hansen's disease. Permits will be issued for valid reason to adults upon request. Permits for escorted minors over…

The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules governing the registration and operation of motor vehicles in Kalawao county. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-169-1 [Eff. AUG 9, 1982] (Auth: HRS § 326-24) (Imp: HRS § 326-24)

Appropriate hand signals, or signals by approved mechanical means, shall be given during the one hundred feet before stopping or turning at an intersection, or slowing down for parking, turning off the street or road, or any other purpose. When hand signals are used, a right turn…

(a) Vehicles shall not be permitted to stand upon a street or roadway so as to obstruct traffic. Vehicles shall be parked only in areas set aside for parking, or off the street on shoulders or other appropriate adjoining areas, provided that the vehicle is off the paved portion o…

(a) No person shall ride on any vehicle or any portion of a vehicle not designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to employees engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or to persons riding in truck bodies and within trailers in a space int…

(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in any accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or damage to any vehicle or other property, shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible without obstructing traffic any more …

(a) Every motor vehicle shall have a foot brake sufficient to stop the vehicle within thirty feet when traveling at twenty miles per hour and a hand brake sufficient to hold the vehicle on any grade upon which it may operate or stand. (b) Every motor vehicle operated at night sha…

(a) Any person violating any of the provision of this chapter, for which no other penalty shall have been prescribed, in the Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be find not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned not more than one (1) year or both. (b) All fines and fo…

Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or application of this chapter be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder or any other applications of this chapter shall not be affected. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-169-16 [Eff. AUG 9, 1982] (Auth: …

(a) Every owner of a motor vehicle shall, within thirty days of such ownership, register his ownership with the sheriff of Kalawao county giving such identifying data as may be required by the sheriff, including the factory serial number of the vehicle. A motor vehicle is defined…

(a) Every person operating or driving a motor vehicle shall have in his possession a valid driver's license or a learner's permit. (b) A person in possession of only a learner's permit shall be accompanied, while driving a motor vehicle, by a licensed driver who shall be seated b…

(a) Every officer of the Kalaupapa police department may enforce, control and direct traffic. (b) No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer in the control or regulation of traffic. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-169-4 [Ef…

The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any traffic control device, including traffic signs, as have been posted by the Kalaupapa police department, and approved by the director of health or his duly authorized representative. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-169-5 [Eff. …

Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle shall be driven on the right half thereof, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction. The driver of a vehicle overtaking another shall pass to the left thereof, at a safe distance, and shal…

(a) Drivers shall slow down before crossing any intersection. If two vehicles approach an unmarked intersection at approximately the same time from different directions, the one to the right shall have the right-of-way, and the driver of the other vehicle shall yield the right-of…

No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual or potential hazards then existing. In no case shall the speed exceed the following established speed zones, within the county of Kalawao: (1) Ho…

(a) Every driver of a motor vehicle shall exercise due care in the operation of such vehicle upon any street or roadway in order to avoid collision with any person, vehicles or other property on or off such street or roadway. (b) The driver of any vehicle upon any street or roadw…

This chapter sets forth minimum requirements for the safety and protection of public health. When standards, ordinances, or rules are established by other divisions or subdivision of government, the more stringent state or county rules shall apply. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-17-1 [E…