Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 156 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Section 11-156-4.2 - Access to medical records
Current through February, 2024
(a) Every hospital, clinic, and health care provider shall make available for inspection by the department of health all medical records relating to notifiable diseases listed in Exhibit A and other diseases and syndromes determined by the director to be a danger to the public health pursuant to section 11-156-3(c), for epidemiologic and control purposes when requested by an authorized representative of the department.
(b) Every person, health care provider, and medical facility shall provide the patient's name, the name of a minor patient's parent or guardian, address, telephone number, age, sex, race or ethnicity, clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory test results, diagnostic interview data, treatment provided, and the disposition of the patient when requested by an authorized representative of the director for the purpose of conducting an epidemiologic investigation of a disease deemed by the department to threaten the public health and safety.
(c) When the department determines that an outbreak of a dangerous disease requires close monitoring to protect the public and minimize morbidity and mortality, the department may require every hospital, clinic, and health care provider to report in a manner and format determined by the department, for each patient fulfilling criteria as determined by the department for a person with a diagnosis, or provisional diagnosis in the absence of definitive test results for confirmation of the dangerous disease, the patient's name, the name of a minor patient's parent or guardian, address, telephone number, age, sex, race, ethnicity, clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory test results, diagnostic interview data, treatment provided, and the disposition of the patient, including time and cause of death.
(d) All information received by the department pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential.
