HAR §12-15-20
HAR §12-15-20. Advisory panel of health care providers
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 12-15-20
(a)
When the director determines an advisory panel is
necessary, the director shall notify the complainant and
the health care provider of concern.
The complainant
and the health care provider of concern shall submit the
names of their preferred advisory panelist and two
alternates to the director.
(b)
The director shall select a health care
provider in the relevant specialty area to represent
the director on the advisory panel for the complaint
reviewed. The health care provider shall be
available to the department for consultation, or
panel review, or both. If any party fails to submit
names within the time allowed by the director, the
director may select on behalf of that party, a
person to fill that party's panelist's position.
The director shall then notify the selected panel of
the date of review and the facts of the case.
(c)
If any panelist considers the nature of the
case to be within the panelist's scope and field of
expertise, and does not represent a conflict of
interest, the panelist shall notify the director of
the panelist's availability. If any panelist is
unable to attend the review for any reason, the
director shall notify the next alternate.
(d)
The advisory panel shall be chaired by the
health care provider appointed by the director and
may meet with the director as deemed necessary to
review the complaint.
[Eff 1/1/96;
comp DEC 27 2025
]
(Auth: HRS §§386-27, 386-72)
(Imp: HRS §386- 27)