Definitions

HRS §321-342, under Chapter 321.

HRS §321-342

§321-342 Definitions. As used in this part:

"Child" means a person under eighteen years of age.

"Child death review information" means information regarding the child and child's family, including but not limited to:

"Department" means the department of health.

"Director" means the director of health or the director's designated representatives.

"Family" means:

"Preventable death" means a death that reasonable medical, social, legal, psychological, or educational intervention may have prevented.

"Provider of medical care" means any health care practitioner who provides, or a facility through which is provided, any medical evaluation or treatment, including dental and mental health evaluation or treatment. [L 1997, c 369, pt of §1; am L 2010, c 135, §7; am L 2023, c 160, §1]