HRS §451D-1
Why health care professionals must be licensed
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains that licensing health care professionals protects public health and safety. It says licensing boards have broad power to enforce the rules, and a license is a privilege that can be taken away. It does not create a right to payment from third parties.
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The statute, as written — Construction of laws
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.
The purpose of licensing health care professionals is to protect the public health and safety and the general welfare of the people of this State. The powers conferred upon licensing boards and the department by the applicable licensing statutes and by this chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out this purpose. Any license issued to a health care professional is a revocable privilege. The provisions of this chapter are not intended to confer any particular professional status upon health care providers mentioned in this chapter for purposes of third party payments for services rendered.
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