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HRS §326-1.5

State policy on health care for former Hansen's disease patients

This section states the State's policy: people who were sent to live apart because of Hansen's disease and now live in the community must get health care and medical services for life, as long as they live in Hawaii. The health department pays for these services, but only after other sources have been used for care not related to Hansen's disease.

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The statute, as written — Patients living in the community; policy on services

It is the policy of the State that all persons who were institutionalized for segregation by order of the department of health because of Hansen's disease and who live in the community shall be accorded adequate health care and other medical treatment and services for the remainder of their lives as provided under sections 326-1 and 326-13, as long as they reside in the State; provided that the department of health shall be the payor of last resort for medical treatment and services not related to the treatment and care of Hansen's disease.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§326-1 State must provide care and treatment for Hansen's disease patients

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