Chapter 321 — Chapter 321

§321-222 Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Advanced life support" means initiating all basic life support care as well as invasive patient care designed to stabilize and support a patient's condition due to sudden illness or injury…

§321-223 State emergency medical services system, establishment. The department shall establish, administer, and maintain the state emergency medical services system to serve the emergency health needs of the people in the service area. All emergency medical services or ambulance…

§321-224.2 Enhanced and expanded emergency medical services; fees. (a) The department shall establish reasonable fees to be collected from individuals who are: (b) The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. (c) No l…

§321-224.4 Community paramedicine program; established. (a) The department shall establish and administer the community paramedicine program within the service area. (b) The department shall: (c) For purposes of this part, "community paramedicine program" means an enhanced and ex…

§321-225 The state emergency medical services advisory committee. (a) There is established within the department of health for administrative purposes only the state emergency medical services advisory committee, which shall sit in an advisory capacity to the department of health…

§321-226 Emergency medical services and systems, standards. 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 requ…

§321-227 Regulation of ambulances. 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; provid…

§321-228 Emergency medical services; counties. 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…

§321-228.5 Renumbered as §321-23.3.

§321-228.6 Renumbered as §321-23.

§321-229 Emergency medical services personnel, training programs. (a) The University of Hawaii shall provide training courses in basic, intermediate, and advanced life support for emergency medical services personnel statewide. The curricula and syllabi of these courses shall be …

§321-229.5 Renumbered as §321-23.6.

§321-23.3 Volunteer emergency medical disaster response personnel. (a) All volunteer emergency medical disaster response personnel including: licensed in the State, or employed by a health care facility, while engaged in the emergency response to a mass casualty event or disaster…

§321-23.6 Rapid identification documents. (a) The department shall adopt rules for emergency medical services that shall include: (b) The rules shall provide for the following:

§321-230 Technical assistance, data collection, evaluation. (a) The department may contract for technical assistance and consultation, including categorization, data collection, and evaluation appropriate to the needs of the statewide emergency medical services system. The collec…

§321-232 Revenues; deposit into state general fund. (a) The department shall establish reasonable fees for services rendered to the public within the service area by the department, any county within the service area, or private agency under this part; provided that all revenues …

§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 distribute…

§321-236 Emergency medical services; use of latex gloves prohibited. 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…

§§321-24 to 321-26 REPEALED. L 1990, c 288, §6.

PART XIX. SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM--REPEALED §§321-241 to 321-242 REPEALED. L 2007, c 105, §5.

§321-243 REPEALED. L 1996, c 211, §3.

§321-244 REPEALED. L 1981, c 200, §3.

PART XX. AGENT ORANGE--REPEALED §§321-261 to 321-271 REPEALED. L 1996, c 211, §4.

§321-27 Sanitation and environmental health special fund. (a) There is established within the department of health the sanitation and environmental health special fund into which shall be deposited all moneys collected from fees for permits, licenses, inspections, various certifi…

§321-28 Traumatic brain injury advisory board. There is established within the department of health the traumatic brain injury advisory board. The advisory board, in consultation with the neurotrauma advisory board, shall advise the department in the development and implementatio…

§321-29 Epidemiologic investigations. (a) The department may conduct investigations to determine the nature and extent of diseases and injuries deemed by the department to threaten the public health and safety. (b) Every person, health care provider, and medical facility shall pr…

[PART XXII.] NEWBORN METABOLIC SCREENING §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 wi…

§321-3 REPEALED. L 1996, c 211, §1.

§321-30.1 Medical cannabis registry and regulation special fund; established. (a) There is established within the state treasury the medical cannabis registry and regulation special fund. The fund shall be expended at the discretion of the director of health: (b) The fund shall c…

§321-30.2 Civil monetary penalty special fund. (a) There is established the civil monetary penalty special fund, to be administered by the department of health. The fund shall consist of moneys collected by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Med…

PART II. PREVENTIVE MEDICINE §321-31 Functions of the department. The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health relating to preventive medicine shall be as follows:

§321-311.5 Renumbered as §321-29.

§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]

§321-32 Epidemiological specialists. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, epidemiological specialists may perform blood collection by venipuncture or capillary puncture and other methods of specimen collection, excluding catheterization, when employed by or acting as an…

§321-343 Access to information; use of child death review information; protections. (a) Upon written request of the director, all providers of health care, social services, and state and county agencies shall disclose to the department, and those individuals appointed by the dire…

§321-345 REPEALED. L 2016, c 203, §4.

§321-352 Early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs. The department may develop a statewide, coordinated, multidisciplinary program which contains a continuum of services to meet the needs of infants and toddlers with special needs. The department sha…

§321-353 Hawaii early intervention coordinating council; establishment. (a) There is established within the department for administrative purposes the Hawaii early intervention coordinating council. Members shall be appointed for three-year terms by the governor without the neces…

§321-355 Early intervention special fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the early intervention special fund to be administered by the department in accordance with this section. (b) The fund shall consist of grants and income earned …

§321-356 REPEALED. L 2016, c 43, §4.

§321-357 Early intervention special fund; purpose and use. (a) The purpose of the early intervention special fund is to expand and enhance early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs by providing a cooperative funding mechanism between the public and p…

PART XXIX. STATEWIDE NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM §321-361 Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Audiologist" means an individual professional licensed as an audiologist pursuant to chapter 468E. "Deaf or hard of hearing" means a…

§321-362 Duties. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the department to:

§321-362.5 Hearing screening, diagnostic audiologic evaluation, and intervention. (a) All newborn infants shall receive a hearing screening to allow early identification and intervention to maximize social, emotional, and language outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hea…

§321-363 Rules. The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, necessary for the purposes of this part, including but not limited to administration and quality of newborn hearing screening; retention of records and related data; reporting of hearing screening results; …

§321-372 Definitions. As used in this part: "Department" means the department of health. "Director" means the director of health. "Tattoo artist" means any person who creates indelible marks or decorative designs by introducing pigments beneath the surface of the skin, resulting …

§321-373 Regulation of tattoo artists. The department shall adopt rules under chapter 91 to implement this part. The rules shall include but not be limited to:

§321-374 License required; exemptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall practice the occupation of tattoo artist in this State, with or without compensation, consideration, or donation, or shall announce oneself either publicly or privately as prepared or …

§321-376 REPEALED. L 2009, c 130, §8.

§321-377 Suspension or revocation of permit or license. (a) The director may revoke or suspend the permit or license of any person permitted or licensed under this part who: (b) In every case where it is proposed to revoke or suspend a permit or license, the director shall give t…