Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 333E · 7 active provisions
The legislature finds that: (1) The State of Hawaii has a responsibility to provide support and services for individuals with developmental disabilities in order to support them in living self-determined lives according to section 333F-8; (2) Several departments of the State are responsible for various support and serv…
For the purposes of this chapter, the term "developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of a person which: (1) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments; (2) Is manifested before the person attains age twenty-two; (3) Is likely to continue inde…
The state council on developmental disabilities (hereinafter referred to as the council) shall be placed in the department of health for administrative purposes only and assigned the following responsibilities: (1) Planning. The state council shall: (A) Develop, prepare, adopt, and periodically review and revise, as ne…
The state council shall encourage the adoption of ordinances in each political subdivision in the State which would permit the maintenance and construction of residences for persons with developmental disabilities, including those developmentally disabled persons defined in this chapter and in section 202 of the Federa…
The state council shall consist of voting members as described in federal law, for staggered terms. The members of the council shall be residents of the State. The council shall at all times include in its membership six representatives from the neighbor islands with a minimum of one representative from Hawaii, Kauai,…
The state council shall, by majority vote of the voting members, elect its own chairperson from among the appointed members, and shall establish such committees as it deems necessary or desirable. The state council may appoint an executive administrator subject to chapter 76 who may appoint persons to such staff positi…
(a) All certificates, applications, records, and reports made for the purposes of this chapter that are maintained, used, or disclosed by health care providers as defined in chapter 334, health plans as defined in title 45 Code of Federal Regulations section 160.103, and health care clearinghouses as defined in title 4…