§325-78  Test and treatment fortuberculosis.  (a)  The department of health may establish charges andcollect fees for any diagnostic, medical, or treatment services relating totuberculosis treatment or control; provided that the department shall not refuseto provide diagnostic, medical, or treatment services relating to tuberculosistreatment or control to any patient due to the patient's inability to pay forthe service relating to tuberculosis treatment or control.  Voluntary payments,contributions, or gifts for such purposes may be received, but shall not berequested or solicited from any patient or any of the patient's relatives, bythe department.

(b)  This section shall not prohibit thedepartment from contracting with one or more other public or private agenciesor persons for tests, diagnostic procedures, medical care, chemotherapy, orhospitalization of persons in reference to tuberculosis for specified fees orcharges, or from accepting, holding, expending, or using voluntary payments,assignment of medical insurance payments, contributions, or gifts for purposesconsistent with the terms or conditions of the payments, contributions, orgifts. [L 1949, c 90, §1; RL 1955, §49-71; am L Sp 1959 1st, c 13, §2; am L Sp1959 2d, c 1, §19; am imp L 1961, c 26, §1; HRS §325-78; am L 1976, c 8, §2;gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 28, §1]

 

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  Rulemaking, see chapter 91.