Bill Text: HI HB2072 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Health; Vital Statistics; Public Health Records
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-07 - (H) The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB2072 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-HB2072-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to health.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 338-18, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The department shall not permit inspection of public health statistics records, or issue a certified copy of any such record or part thereof, unless it is satisfied that the applicant has a direct and tangible interest in the record. The following persons shall be considered to have a direct and tangible interest in a public health statistics record:
(1) The registrant;
(2) The spouse of the registrant;
(3) A parent of the registrant;
(4) A descendant of the registrant;
(5) A person having a common ancestor with the registrant;
(6) A legal guardian of the registrant;
(7) A person or agency acting on behalf of the registrant;
(8) A personal representative of the registrant's estate;
(9) A person whose right to inspect or obtain a certified copy of the record is established by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
(10) Adoptive parents who have filed a petition for adoption and who need to determine the death of one or more of the prospective adopted child's natural or legal parents;
(11) A person who needs to determine the marital
status of a former spouse [in order] to determine the payment of
alimony;
(12) A person who needs to determine the death of a
nonrelated co-owner of property purchased under a joint tenancy agreement; [and]
(13) A person who needs a death certificate for the
determination of payments under a credit insurance policy[.]; and
(14) A state agency that has received the authorization of the person who has a right to inspect or obtain a certified copy of the record requested by the state agency."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Health; Vital Statistics; Public Health Records
Description:
Allows the Department of Health to share records with other state departments and agencies upon authorization of a person with a tangible interest in the record.
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