Hawaii Revised Statutes 323D-14 – Functions; statewide health coordinating council

The statewide council shall:

(1) Prepare and revise as necessary the state health services and facilities plan;

Certificate of need: means an authorization, when required pursuant to § 323D-43, to construct, expand, alter, or convert a health care facility or to initiate, expand, develop, or modify a health care service. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 323D-2
Health: includes physical and mental health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 323D-2
Review panel: means the panel established pursuant to § 323D-42. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 323D-2
State agency: means the state health planning and development agency established in § 323D-11. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 323D-2
Statewide council: means the statewide health coordinating council established in § 323D-13. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 323D-2

(2) Advise the state agency on actions under section 323D-12;

(3) Appoint the review panel pursuant to § 323D-42; and

(4) Review and comment upon the following actions by the state agency before such actions are made final:

(A) The making of findings as to applications for certificate of need; and

(B) The making of findings as to the appropriateness of those institutional and noninstitutional health services offered in the State.

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