§321-232 Revenues; deposit into state general fund. (a) [Subsection effective until June 30, 2022. For subsection effective July 1, 2022, see below.] The department of health shall establish reasonable fees for services rendered to the public by the department of health, any county, or private agency under this part; provided that all such revenues which shall be collected by the department of health and the respective counties shall be deposited into the state general fund, except such amounts necessary to provide for collection services for bad debt accounts. Fees required to be set by this section shall be established in accordance with chapter 91.
(a) [Subsection effective July 1, 2022. For subsection effective until June 30, 2022, see above.] 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 collected by the department and the respective counties pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the state general fund, except amounts necessary to provide for collection services for bad debt accounts. Fees required to be set by this section shall be established in accordance with chapter 91.
(b) No ambulance services, or any other emergency medical services available from or under the authority of this chapter shall be denied to any person on the basis of the ability of the person to pay therefor or because of the lack of prepaid health care coverage or proof of such ability or coverage.
(c) [Subsection effective until June 30, 2022. For subsection effective July 1, 2022, see below.] In the event of nonpayment of any fees required to be assessed by this section, the department of health shall determine whether the recipient of such services is financially able to pay such fees and make every reasonable effort to collect such fees. In the event the department finds the person is without sufficient resources to pay for the services, no further action to collect the fees shall be taken. If the services are paid by a county or any other entity, and collection of such fee is delegated by contractual agreement to the county or other agency which provides the services, the county or other agency shall forward records relating to unpaid fees for action by the department of health under this subsection. No county or other entity shall make a final determination of the ability of a person to pay under this subsection. Any determination of ability to pay for purposes of this subsection shall be in accordance with rules which the department of health shall adopt, subject to chapter 91, governing such determinations.
(c) [Subsection effective July 1, 2022. For subsection effective until June 30, 2022, see above.] In the event of nonpayment of any fees required to be assessed by this section, the department shall determine whether the recipient of services is financially able to pay the fees and make every reasonable effort to collect the fees. In the event the department finds the person is without sufficient resources to pay for the services, no further action to collect the fees shall be taken. If the services are paid by a county or any other entity, and collection of the fee is delegated by contractual agreement to the county or other agency that provides the services, the county or other agency shall forward records relating to unpaid fees for action by the department under this subsection. No county or other entity shall make a final determination of the ability of a person to pay under this subsection. Any determination of ability to pay for purposes of this subsection shall be in accordance with rules that the department shall adopt, subject to chapter 91, governing the determinations. [L 1978, c 148, pt of §1; am L 1984, c 77, §1; am L 2021, c 208, §15]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
321-1 General powers and duties of the department.
321-1.1 Development of environmental goals and objectives.
321-1.3 Domestic violence and sexual assault special fund.
321-1.4 Office of health care assurance special fund; deposits; expenditures
321-1.5 Primary health care incentive program; establishment.
321-1.6 Additional duties of the director.
321-1.7 Public health nursing services program.
321-1.8 Inspections; public notice.
321-1.9 Inspections; visits; state-licensed or state-certified care facilities.
321-1.65 Community health centers special fund.
321-2.5 Volunteer medical assistance personnel.
321-2.7 Preceptor credit assurance committee.
321-4.7 Producers of hand-pounded poi; exemption.
321-5 Contract for exchange of Hawaii personnel.
321-9 Seal, rules and regulations.
321-10 Rules, adoption, effect.
321-10.5 Agricultural processing facilities; permits; priority.
321-11 Subjects of health rules, generally.
321-11.1 Medically accurate sexuality health education.
321-11.4 Fees for electronic applications and payments
321-11.5 Establishment of fees.
321-11.6 Genetically modified organisms.
321-11.8 Care homes; liability insurance; coverage.
321-11.9 Dental health facilities; health care facilities; use of latex gloves.
321-12 Barbers, hairdressers, cosmeticians, cosmetologists, and beauticians.
321-12.2 Tanning facilities; minors; penalties.
321-12.5 Certified forensic examination fees.
321-13 Regulation of certain other occupations.
321-13.5 Certified nurse aides; investigations of abuse and neglect.
321-14 License to practice certain occupations.
321-14.5 Hospitals; licensing.
321-14.8 Home care agencies; licensing.
321-15.3 Criminal history disclosure of prospective care home resident.
321-15.6 Adult residential care homes; licensing.
321-15.9 Developmental disabilities residential services.
321-15.61 Adult residential care homes expanded admissions.
321-16.5 Special treatment facilities
321-16.6 Therapeutic living programs.
321-17 Vessels to carry diseased persons; penalty.
321-19 Delegation to counties.
321-21 Infectious wastes; management and disposal.
321-22 Long term care service development fund established.
321-22.5 Trauma system special fund
321-23 Catastrophic and traumatic emergency response program established.
321-23.3 Volunteer emergency medical disaster response personnel.
321-23.6 Rapid identification documents.
321-27 Sanitation and environmental health special fund.
321-28 Traumatic brain injury advisory board.
321-29 Epidemiologic investigations.
321-30.1 Medical cannabis registry and regulation special fund; established.
321-30.2 Civil monetary penalty special fund.
321-30.3 Default beverages offered with children's meals.
321-30.4 Cosmetics; animal testing; prohibition.
321-31 Functions of the department.
321-32 Epidemiological specialists.
321-34 Cytomegalovirus public education.
321-35 Department of education student physical examination follow-up assistance and consultations.
321-37 Child abuse and neglect secondary prevention programs.
321-38 Hawaii children's trust fund advisory committee.
321-43 Statistical activities.
321-46 Breast density mammography results; report and notification.
321-51 Department to administer part.
321-52 Powers, duties, and activities of the department.
321-62 General duties of department.
321-63 Director's specific duties and powers.
321-72 Sources of ionizing radiation; federal-state agreements.
321-82 Field nutritionist, rural Oahu.
321-91 Program of home health services.
321-93 Home health services; source of funds; disposition of receipts.
321-101 Systematic hearing and vision program.
321-106 Prevention of blindness at childbirth.
321-111 Sexually transmitted disease prevention program.
321-161 Chemical testing for alcohol concentration or drug content.
321-171 Children's mental health services; department responsibility.
321-172 Children's mental health services branch.
321-173 Community mental health services for children and youth.
321-174 Coordination of services with department of education.
321-175 Statewide children's mental health services plan.
321-176 Biennial review of progress.
321-192 Substance abuse program.
321-192.5 Substance abuse treatment monitoring program.
321-193 Duties and responsibilities of department.
321-193.5 Interagency coordination.
321-193.7 Clean and sober homes registry.
321-194 State advisory commission.
321-195 Annual report to the legislature.
321-198 State funding of substance abuse agencies.
321-212 Tobacco products; possession or consumption prohibited.
321-221 Findings and purpose. §321-221 Findings and purpose.
321-224 Department of health, functions, duties.
321-224.2 Enhanced and expanded emergency medical services; fees.
321-224.4 Community paramedicine program; established.
321-225 The state emergency medical services advisory committee.
321-225.5 Fall prevention and early detection coordinator.
321-227 Regulation of ambulances. §321-227 Regulation of ambulances.
321-228 Emergency medical services; counties. §321-228 Emergency medical services; counties.
321-228.5 Renumbered as §321-23.3.
321-228.6 Renumbered as §321-23.
321-229 Emergency medical services personnel, training programs.
321-229.2 First responder personnel; dementia training.
321-229.5 Renumbered as §321-23.6.
321-230 Technical assistance, data collection, evaluation.
321-232 Revenues; deposit into state general fund.
321-234 Emergency medical services special fund.
321-235 Immunity and limitation on liability for emergency aeromedical services.
321-237 Retention of relevant documentation.
321-281 Financial assistance fund for hemophilia.
321-282 General duties of the department.
321-291 Tests for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, and other metabolic diseases.
321-296 Newborn pulse oximetry screening.
321-301 Bilingual health education aide program; establishment.
321-311 Environmentally-related illness and injury surveillance.
321-311.5 Renumbered as §321-29.
321-312 Definition of environmentally-related illness or injury.
321-313 Definition of health care professional.
321-314 Reports to the department.
321-316 Immunity from liability.
321-322 Administration of programs.
321-324 Powers of the department.
321-327 Hawaii home visiting program; established.
321-331 Prenatal health care; authority.
321-341 Multidisciplinary and multiagency reviews.
321-343 Access to information; use of child death review information; protections.
321-345.5 Child death reviews; reports.
321-346 Immunity from liability.
321-352 Early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs.
321-352.2 Early language services for children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind.
321-353 Hawaii early intervention coordinating council; establishment.
321-355 Early intervention special fund.
321-357 Early intervention special fund; purpose and use.
321-373 Regulation of tattoo artists.
321-373.5 Permit; required for tattoo shop and temporary locations.
321-374 License required; exemptions.
321-375 Examination, fees required.
321-377 Suspension or revocation of permit or license.
321-379 Enforcement; penalties.
321-381 Biennial renewal; failure to renew.
321-402 Food safety consultative and education program.
321-403 Food safety control system.
321-404 Public information monitoring system.
321-405 Confidentiality of information.
321-412 Indoor air quality program.
321-413 General functions, powers, and duties of the department.
321-422 Birth defects program.
321-423 Confidentiality of data.
321-425 Requests for information.
321-426 Birth defects special fund.
321-432 Case management services for medically fragile children.
321-442 Exemption from certain laws and rules.
321-472 Multidisciplinary and multiagency reviews
321-475 Use of domestic violence fatality review information and records
321-476 Immunity from liability
321-482 Home and community-based case management agency, authority over and evaluation of
321-483 Community care foster family home, authority over and evaluation of.
321-486.1 Action upon investigation.
321-487 Referral or transfers to uncertified or unlicensed care facility; penalty.
321-493 Day care centers for disabled and aged persons.
321-501 Multidisciplinary and multiagency mortality reviews.
321-503 Access to information.
321-506 Immunity from liability.
321-513 Enforcement; administrative penalties.
321-532 Stroke system of care; department duties.
321-534 Confidential information.
321-561 Limited service pregnancy centers; notice of reproductive health services.
321-562 Limited service pregnancy centers; enforcement; private right of action.
321-563 Seizure first aid; information.
321-571 Skilled nursing facilities.
321-581 Authority of the department of health.
321-582 Consultation with the University of Hawaii required.
321-583 Reduction or elimination of direct patient care services.