Hawaii Revised Statutes 453-54 – Limitation of liability
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 453-54
- Expedited partner therapy: means the indirect treatment of partners of a patient who has been diagnosed as having a sexually transmitted disease through the dispensing or prescribing of antibiotic therapy for the treatment of the partners to the patient without the physical examination of the partners by a health professional. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 453-51
- Health professional: means any of the following:
(1) A person licensed or otherwise authorized by law to practice medicine or surgery under this chapter and whose scope of practice includes the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases;
(2) An advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority under chapter 457 and duly licensed in the State; or
(3) For the purpose of dispensing antibiotic therapy under this section, a pharmacist who is licensed or otherwise authorized to engage in the practice of pharmacy under chapter 461. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 453-51
A health professional who provides expedited partner therapy as authorized under § 453-52, a person licensed or otherwise authorized by law to practice medicine or surgery under this chapter, an advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority under chapter 457, or a pharmacist who is licensed or otherwise authorized to engage in the practice of pharmacy under chapter 461, who reasonably and in good faith renders the expedited partner therapy in accordance with this section and the rules and regulations adopted by the director of commerce and consumer affairs, shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for rendering that therapy.