Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 24 - HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Sec2 1.00 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 24-1.03 - Public Information

To the extent permitted by applicable federal or state law, the public records of the Fund shall be available for inspection at the Fund's office during regular business hours. All requests for inspection of public records shall be in writing and addressed to the administrator or any other person designated by the board to receive such requests. Copies of public records shall be provided upon the payment of the reasonable costs of reproduction and any fees for searching, reviewing and segregating such records. The board shall establish such costs and fees in accordance with applicable federal and state law.

Protected health information about employee-beneficiaries and dependent-beneficiaries are not public records. Employee-beneficiaries, dependent-beneficiaries, and others may have access to such information only in conformance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the rules passed under that Act ("HIP A A"), and the Fund's HIPAA Privacy Policies and Procedures.