HRS §321-503

Who must share death records for disability death reviews

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When the state health director asks in writing, medical providers, related service providers, and state and county agencies must give the department and its chosen reviewers information about the death of a person with developmental or intellectual disabilities. This is to help the department review the death. If this rule conflicts with other state privacy laws, this rule wins.

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The statute, as written — Access to information

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) Upon written request of the director, all providers of medical care or other related services and state and county agencies shall disclose to the department and to those individuals appointed by the director to participate in the mortality review of the death of a person with developmental or intellectual disabilities, adult death review information regarding the circumstances of the death of a person with developmental or intellectual disabilities to allow the department to conduct multidisciplinary and multiagency mortality review of deaths of persons with developmental or intellectual disabilities pursuant to section 321-31 and this part. (b) To the extent that this section conflicts with other state confidentiality laws, this section shall prevail.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§321-31 Department of Health's duties in preventive medicine

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