Haw. Rev. Stat. § 453-1
Practice of medicine defined
Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 453 — Medicine and Surgery · Status: effective
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- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 453-1, Practice of medicine defined, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2425585
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For the purposes of this chapter, the practice of medicine by a physician or an osteopathic physician includes the use of drugs and medicines; surgery; manual medicine; water; electricity; hypnotism; telehealth; the interpretation of tests, including primary diagnosis of pathology specimens, medical imaging, or any physical; osteopathic medicine; any means, method, or agent, either tangible or intangible, to diagnose, treat, prescribe for, palliate, or correct disease, or prevent any human disease, condition, ailment, pain, injury, deformity, illness, infirmity, defect, physical or mental condition in the human subject.
This section shall not amend or repeal the law respecting the treatment of those affected with Hansen's disease.