Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-87.1 – Standing to intervene in appeals
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-87.1
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Appellate board: means the labor and industrial relations appeals board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
- Employer: means any person having one or more persons in the person's employment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Health care provider: means a person qualified by the director to render health care and service and who has a license for the practice of:
(1) Medicine or osteopathy under chapter 453;
(2) Dentistry under chapter 448;
(3) Chiropractic under chapter 442;
(4) Naturopathic medicine under chapter 455;
(5) Optometry under chapter 459;
(6) Podiatry under chapter 463E;
(7) Psychology under chapter 465; and
(8) Advanced practice registered nurse under chapter 457. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
In any proceeding before the appellate board under § 386-87, a prepaid health care plan contractor, as defined in § 393-3, may participate as a party in interest for the sole purpose of asserting its subrogation rights or other reimbursement right against any employer or insurance carrier for medical benefits which were previously paid by the contractor provided however any reimbursement shall be in accordance with the appropriate health care provider fee schedule. A prepaid health care plan contractor shall not have a right to intervene or participate on any other contested issue including the issue of compensability or entitlement to benefits before the appellate board.