§ 453-1 Practice of medicine defined
§ 453-1.3 Practice of telehealth
§ 453-1.3 v2 Practice of telehealth
§ 453-1.5 Pain management guidelines
§ 453-2 License required; exceptions
§ 453-2.5 Traveling team physicians; exemption
§ 453-3 Limited and temporary licenses
§ 453-3.2 Educational teaching license
§ 453-3.5 Training replacement temporary license
§ 453-4 Qualifications for examination and licensure
§ 453-4.5 Foreign medical graduates; alternative qualifications
§ 453-4.6 Licensure by endorsement
§ 453-5 Hawaii medical board; appointment, removal, qualifications
§ 453-5.1 Powers and duties of board
§ 453-5.3 Physician assistant; licensure required
§ 453-5.4 Physician assistant advisory committee
§ 453-5.5 Physician assistant; authority to sign documents
§ 453-6 Fees; expenses
§ 453-7 Form of license
§ 453-7.5 Review of complaints and information by department
§ 453-8 Revocation, limitation, suspension, or denial of licenses
§ 453-8.1 Voluntary limitation of license
§ 453-8.2 Disciplinary action
§ 453-8.4 Summary suspension
§ 453-8.6 Discipline based on action taken by another state or federal agency; conditions; prohibition on practice
§ 453-8.7 Reporting requirements
§ 453-8.8 Physician workforce assessment fee; license; physician workforce information
§ 453-10 Witnesses in such proceeding
§ 453-11 Recalcitrant witnesses; contempt
§ 453-12 Perjury
§ 453-13 Penalty
§ 453-14 Duty of physician, osteopathic physician, surgeon, hospital, clinic, etc., to report wounds
§ 453-15 Who shall give consent to a postmortem examination
§ 453-16 Intentional termination of pregnancy; refusal to perform
§ 453-17 Subpoena of peer review adverse decision report
§ 453-18 Pelvic examinations on anesthetized or unconscious female patients

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 453 > Part I - Generally

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • board: means the Hawaii medical board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 453-5
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • month: means a calendar month; and the word "year" a calendar year. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-20
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.