671-7 Professional liability insurance; coverage for telehealth.
§671-7 Professional liability insurance; coverage for telehealth. [Section effective January 1, 2017.] (a) Every insurer providing professional liability insurance for a health care provider shall ensure that every policy that is issued, amended, or renewed in this State on or after January 1, 2017, shall provide malpractice coverage for telehealth that shall be equivalent to […]
671-1 Definitions.
§671-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: “Health care provider” means a physician, osteopathic physician, surgeon, or physician assistant licensed under chapter 453, a podiatrist licensed under chapter 463E, a health care facility as defined in section 323D-2, and the employees of any of them. Health care provider shall not mean any nursing institution or […]
671-2 REPEALED.
§671-2 REPEALED. L Sp 1986, c 2, §12.
671-3 Informed consent.
§671-3 Informed consent. (a) The Hawaii medical board may establish standards for health care providers to follow in giving information to a patient, or to a patient’s guardian or legal surrogate if the patient lacks the capacity to give an informed consent, to ensure that the patient’s consent to treatment is an informed consent. The […]
671-4 Notice of damages.
§671-4 Notice of damages. (a) In any medical tort action, the party against whom the complaint, counterclaim, or cross-claim is made at any time may request a statement setting forth the nature and amount of the damages sought. The request shall be served upon the complainant, counterclaimant, or cross-claimant who shall serve a responsive statement […]
671-5 Reporting and reviewing medical tort claims.
§671-5 Reporting and reviewing medical tort claims. (a) Every self-insured health care provider, and every insurer providing professional liability insurance for a health care provider, shall report to the insurance commissioner the following information about any medical tort claim, known to the self-insured health care provider or insurer, that has been settled, arbitrated, or adjudicated […]
671-6 Administration of chapter.
§671-6 Administration of chapter. The director of commerce and consumer affairs shall be responsible for the implementation and administration of this chapter and shall adopt rules, in conformity with chapter 91, necessary for the purposes of this chapter. [L 1976, c 219, pt of §2; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c […]