2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 19. Health
321. Department of Health
321-583 Reduction or elimination of direct patient care services.
§321-583 Reduction or elimination of direct patient care services. (a) No planned substantial reduction or elimination of direct patient care services at Leahi hospital or Maluhia shall be undertaken unless all of the following requirements are met:
(1) An initial determination is made by the department as to critical and emergency services, which shall not be subject to reduction or elimination pursuant to this section;
(2) The plan of the facility to substantially reduce or eliminate any direct patient care services at Leahi hospital or Maluhia shall first be presented to the director of health for approval;
(3) Subsequent to the requisite director approval, the department shall present the plan to the community in which the facility is located at a community informational meeting, in order to obtain community input on the plan; and
(4) After the community informational meeting, but at least twenty days prior to the implementation of the approved plan, the director shall give notice of the implementation of the plan to the governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Upon meeting the requirements of subsection (a), the approved plan shall be implemented unless legislation has been enacted that:
(1) Requires the reinstatement and continuation of direct patient care services that are subject to reduction or elimination under the plan; and
(2) Includes an appropriation of additional moneys sufficient to adequately fund the mandated reinstatement and continuation of the direct patient care services that are subject to reduction or elimination under the plan. [L 2021, c 212, pt of §5]
