§325-78 Test and treatment for tuberculosis. (a) The department of health may establish charges and collect fees for any diagnostic, medical, or treatment services relating to tuberculosis treatment or control; provided that the department shall not refuse to provide diagnostic, medical, or treatment services relating to tuberculosis treatment or control to any patient due to the patient's inability to pay for the service relating to tuberculosis treatment or control. Voluntary payments, contributions, or gifts for such purposes may be received, but shall not be requested or solicited from any patient or any of the patient's relatives, by the department.
(b) This section shall not prohibit the department from contracting with one or more other public or private agencies or persons for tests, diagnostic procedures, medical care, chemotherapy, or hospitalization of persons in reference to tuberculosis for specified fees or charges, or from accepting, holding, expending, or using voluntary payments, assignment of medical insurance payments, contributions, or gifts for purposes consistent with the terms or conditions of the payments, contributions, or gifts. [L 1949, c 90, §1; RL 1955, §49-71; am L Sp 1959 1st, c 13, §2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; am imp L 1961, c 26, §1; HRS §325-78; am L 1976, c 8, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 28, §1]
Cross References
Rulemaking, see chapter 91.
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.