Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 11 - TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE
Subchapter 3 - BENEFITS AND CLAIMS PROCEDURES
Section 12-11-45 - Authorized physician, surgeon, dentist, chiropractor, osteopath, naturopath, or equivalent

Pursuant to section 392-26(a) and (b), HRS, an authorized physician, surgeon, dentist, chiropractor, osteopath, or naturopath includes any person duly licensed to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, chiropractic, osteopathy, or naturopathy in this State; or a duly authorized or accredited practitioner or any group which depends for healing upon prayer or other spiritual means. If a claimant is a bona fide resident of another state, nation, or other recognized unit of government, or if a claimant is disabled while temporarily in another state, nation, or other recognized unit of government, the medical statement and necessary reports of the attending physician duly licensed under its laws to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, chiropractic, osteopathy, or naturopathy may be accepted as proof of disability.