§453-5  Hawaii medical board; appointment,removal, qualifications.  (a)  For the purpose of carrying out thischapter, the governor shall appoint a Hawaii medical board whose duty it shallbe to examine all applicants for license to practice medicine or surgery.  Asused in this chapter, "board" means the Hawaii medical board.

The board shall consist of eleven persons,seven of whom shall be physicians or surgeons licensed under the laws of theState, two of whom shall be osteopathic physicians licensed under the laws ofthe State, and two of whom shall be lay members appointed from the public atlarge.  Of the nine members who are physicians, surgeons, or osteopathicphysicians, at least five shall be appointed from the city and county ofHonolulu and at least one shall be appointed from each of the other counties. Medical societies in the various counties may conduct elections periodicallybut no less frequently than every two years to determine nominees for the boardto be submitted to the governor.  In making appointments, the governor mayconsider recommendations submitted by the medical societies and the public atlarge.  Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.

(b)  The department shall employ, not subjectto chapter 76, an executive secretary to administer the board's activities andan employee to administer the medical claim conciliation panels establishedunder chapter 671.  The employee responsible for administration of the medicalclaim conciliation panels shall have no duties in administration of the board'sactivities. [L 1896, c 60, §4; RL 1925, §1025; RL 1935, §1204; RL 1945, §2504;am L 1953, c 86, §1; RL 1955, §64-4; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §§5, 19; HRS §453-5;am L 1969, c 257, §4; am L 1976, c 219, §8; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c92, pt of §1(2); am L 1984, c 168, §10; am L 1985, c 106, §1; am L 1992, c 202,§98; am L 1999, c 248, §3; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2008, c 9, §2]

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Medical Malpractice in Hawai‘i:  Tort Crisis or Crisis ofMedical Errors?  30 UH L. Rev. 167.

 

Case Notes

 

  De facto officers' actions are not subject to collateralattack.  15 H. 273.