§466J-6  Persons exempted.  (a)  Any
provision in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, a license shall not
be required for:



(1)  A licensed medical practitioner in radiology;



(2)  A licensed practitioner of nuclear medicine;



(3)  A licensed physician assistant;



(4)  A licensed doctor of dentistry;



(5)  A licensed dental technician;



(6)  A licensed dental hygienist;



(7)  A student in an approved school for
radiographers, radiation therapists, or nuclear medicine technologists, or in a
school of medicine, podiatry, dentistry, or a chiropractic school; provided
that the student is operating x-ray machines under the direct supervision of a
licensed radiographer, licensed radiation therapist, licensed nuclear medicine
technologist, or a qualified person pursuant to this chapter; and



(8)  A radiologist duly licensed to practice medicine
and radiology services in another state who uses telemedicine while located in
this State to provide radiology services to a patient who is located in the
state in which the radiologist is licensed.  For the purposes of this
paragraph:



"Radiologist" means a doctor of
medicine or a doctor of osteopathy certified in radiology by the American Board
of Radiology or the American Board of Osteopathy.



"Telemedicine" means the use of
telecommunications services, as that term is defined in section 269-1,
including real-time video conferencing-based communication, secure interactive
and non-interactive web-based communication, and secure asynchronous
information exchange, to transmit patient medical information, such as
diagnostic-quality digital images and laboratory results for medical
interpretation and diagnosis, and deliver health care services and information
to parties separated by distance.



(b)  The board may issue special temporary
permits upon request to unlicensed radiographers working in shortage areas. [L
1974, c 253, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 128, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 273, §8; am L
1995, c 143, §6; am L 2007, c 255, §2; am L 2009, c 151, §20]



 



Note



 



  L 2007, c 255, §3 provides:



  "SECTION 3.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to permit a
radiologist without a license to practice medicine in Hawaii, wherever located,
to provide services to a patient who is located in Hawaii."