§325-4 Identity of patients safeguarded. 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.
Reports to the department of health of persons who had or have diseases or conditions transmittable by blood or blood products may be disclosed by the department to any blood bank to enable it to reject as donors those individuals, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition, the department may disclose to any blood bank information on persons suspected by physical symptoms, clinical examination, or laboratory evidence of having diseases or conditions transmittable by blood or blood products, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. [L 1927, c 117, §1; RL 1935, §1092; RL 1945, §2303; RL 1955, §49-4; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §325-4; am L 1973, c 6, §1; am L 1987, c 264, §1]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
325. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
325-1 Diseases or conditions declared communicable or dangerous to public health.
325-2 Physicians, laboratory directors, and health care professionals to report.
325-2.5 Health care-associated infection reporting.
325-4 Identity of patients safeguarded.
325-5 Antitoxins, antiserums, vaccines, biologics, and drugs.
325-8 Infected persons and quarantine.
325-12 Common drinking cup prohibited.
325-16 Informed consent for testing or disclosure.
325-17 Quality assurance standards for HIV antibody testing.
325-18 Advisory committees for health care workers infected with blood-borne infections.
325-19 Rubella testing of pregnant women.
325-20 Agreements; collaborative assistance in control of disease outbreaks.
325-21 Sale of sterile syringes for the prevention of disease.
325-32 Immunization against infectious diseases.
325-33 Performance of vaccination and immunization.
325-36 Duty of adult, or of parent, guardian, or caregiver.
325-37 Fraud; wilful misrepresentation; failure to comply; penalties.
325-38 Immunization of indigent, medically indigent, and other persons.
325-51 Blood samples of pregnant women required.
325-52 Serologic tests; reports.
325-53 Reports of blood tests.
325-54 Reports confidential; penalty.
325-71 Reports by physicians and others.
325-73 Protection of record; penalty.
325-74 Physicians; precautions; instructions.
325-75 Reporting recovery of patient.
325-76 Examinations for tuberculosis.
325-78 Test and treatment for tuberculosis.
325-91 Blood transfusion; hepatitis.
325-92 Prenatal hepatitis B screening and treatment of newborns.
325-101 Confidentiality of records and information.
325-104 Responsibility to report.
325-112 Sterile needle and syringe exchange program established.
325-113 Operation of the program.
325-115 Program oversight committee.
325-117 Termination of the program.
325-122 Hawaii immunization registry; establishment and purposes.
325-123 Confidentiality and content of registry records.
325-124 Purposes for access to registry information; access not a disclosure.
325-125 Registry record requirements; duration of retention.