HAR §12-15-53. Hospital services

(a) When hospitalization is required for further treatment of an injured employee, that employee shall have a free choice of a licensed hospital on the island where the injury occurred. If the employee is in critical condition or unable to express a choice or requires service from a hospital not located on the island where the injury occurred, then the attending physician may designate the hospital to which the injured employee will be taken. (b) Hospital charges for an injured employee shall be limited to the lowest room charge for the nature of the injury at the hospital where confined, except if the nature of the injury requires private care, intensive care, or isolation, as determined by the attending physician, in which case the prevailing private rates may be charged. (c) Where an injured employee is treated in the emergency facility of a hospital, the allowable hospital charge for the use of the emergency room shall be the established emergency room charge for that particular hospital. (d) All hospital charges shall be itemized when a bill is submitted. [Eff 1/1/96] (Auth: HRS §§386-21, 386-72) (Imp: HRS §386-21) 25