Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 325 · 72 active provisions
The director of health by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, may declare diseases or conditions to be communicable or dangerous to the public health.
The purpose of this chapter is to address prevention, control, and treatment of, and advancement of knowledge about, communicable diseases in the State.
Every physician or health care professional having a client affected by or suspected of being affected by a disease or condition declared to be communicable or dangerous to the public health by the director of health shall report the incidence or suspected incidence of such disease or condition to the department of hea…
(a) Each health care facility in the State that is certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shall report information about health care-associated infections to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's national healthcare safety network, as specified in the rules of the Centers for Medicare an…
The director of health shall have the authority to determine which other persons shall report to the department of health communicable diseases or conditions dangerous to the public health. The director of health may assess an administrative fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation against persons who refuse or neglect…
Reports to the department of health provided for by this chapter shall not be made public so as to disclose the identity of the persons to whom they relate except as necessary to safeguard the public health against those who disobey the rules relating to these diseases or to secure conformity to the laws of the State.…
The department of health shall purchase from time to time out of moneys which may be available to it therefor, and keep on hand and available for administration under this section in the several counties to persons unable to pay for them, antitoxins, antiserums, vaccines, and other biologics and drugs of types and in a…
Such appropriations as may be necessary for the purpose of controlling, suppressing, or preventing the spread of any communicable or preventable disease in the State or in any county thereof shall be allocated by the legislature out of the proceeds of the state general fund. The department shall include in its budgetar…
(a) As used in this section: "Communicable disease" means any disease declared to be "communicable" by the director of health. "Dangerous disease" means a disease as defined in section 325-20. "Quarantine" means the compulsory physical separation, including the restriction of movement or confinement of individuals or g…
If the department of health or its agent determines that the removal of the person infected or suspected of being infected would directly and seriously aggravate the disease so as to endanger the person's life, the department, or its agent may make provision for the person, as directed in section 325-8, in the house in…
The use of a common drinking cup is prohibited in all public places within the State.
(a) For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the director of health, with the approval of the governor, may adopt, amend, or repeal such rules as the director deems necessary which, when adopted in accordance with chapter 91, shall have the force and effect of law. (b) The rules shall be designed to: (1) Protect t…
Any person violating this chapter, or any rule or regulation of the department of health relating thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Except as herein otherwise provided the punishment therefor shall be the same as provided by section 321-18.
(a) A health care provider may subject a person's body fluids or tissue to a test for the presence of human immunodeficiency virus infection after: (1) Orally explaining to the person that certain personalized test results are maintained by the department of health, according to strict confidentiality protocols establi…
(a) Any sexual assault victim, or the parent or guardian of a minor or incapacitated victim, shall be informed as soon as practicable after the assault, of the availability of human immunodeficiency virus testing for the victim, the availability of counseling for the victim, and the right of the victim to request that…
(a) All laboratories performing screening and diagnostic tests for the presence of the antibody to HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) shall follow the recommended protocols as set forth below. Any test used for other than experimental purposes shall be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United St…
(a) The director of health may appoint ad hoc advisory committees as needed to provide advice and recommendations to health care workers infected with HIV, HBV, or other blood-borne infections on the risks of blood-borne disease transmission through exposure-prone invasive procedures. An advisory committee may recommen…
Every person permitted by law to attend a pregnant woman in the State, during the period of gestation or at delivery, shall cause a blood specimen from that woman to be tested for immunity to rubella, except when the woman does not consent or there is documentation that the woman has been tested previously for immunity…
(a) The director may enter into agreements for collaborative assistance with licensed health care facilities and health care providers in the State to control an epidemic of a dangerous disease, which requires more physical facilities, materials, or personnel than the department has available. (b) Whenever used in this…
(a) The sale of sterile hypodermic syringes in a pharmacy, physician's office, or health care institution for the purpose of preventing the transmission of dangerous blood-borne diseases, may be made solely by: (1) A pharmacist licensed under chapter 461; (2) A physician as defined in section 327E-2; (3) A health care…
(a) The department of health may adopt rules requiring and governing immunization against typhoid fever, pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, hepatitis B, rubella, haemophilus influenzae type B, and any other communicable disease, if a suitable immunizing agent is available fo…
Vaccinations or immunizations required of any person under this chapter shall be performed by duly licensed physicians or paramedical personnel under their direction, advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists pursuant to chapter 461, or by authorized representatives of the department of hea…
Section 325-32 shall be construed not to require the vaccination or immunization of any person for three months after a duly licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or an authorized representative of the department of health has signed two copies of a certificate stating the name an…
The department of health may prescribe forms and procedures to achieve the purposes of sections 325-32 to 325-34 and shall maintain a complete roster of all exemptions from vaccination or immunization.
(a) Every adult person required to be immunized, or to do any other act, unless the person is a minor or incompetent, shall cause the immunization or other act to be performed. (b) If the person is a minor or incompetent, the person's parent, or guardian having the person's care, custody, and control, shall cause the i…