§321-5 Contract for exchange of Hawaii personnel. (a) The department of health may contract with any state, or the health department of any state having the power to so contract, for the exchange of Hawaii personnel for personnel of the health department of that state. Any exchange shall be made under rules prescribed by the department, in no case shall be for a period exceeding one year, and in all cases shall be subject to the following provisions:
(b) The department may adopt rules as it deems necessary concerning the powers, rights, functions, conduct, duties, and liabilities of, exercised by or imposed upon, any person coming to Hawaii under any contract of exchange.
(c) As used in this section, unless the text clearly otherwise indicates:
"Hawaii personnel" means public health nurses, sanitary officers, and medical officers.
"Health department" means the department of health or other public authority authorized by law to administer or administering the public health laws of any state.
"State" means any state or territory of the United States, or county or municipality of any such state or territory. [L 1941, c 83, pt of §1; am L 1943, c 43, §1(7); RL 1945, §§2013, 2014; RL 1955, §46-20; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §321-5; am L 2002, c 148, §35; am L 2018, c 18, §18; am L 2019, c 210, §4]