HAR §17-1605-25. Expungement by department's own action

(a) The department may review its records of the names in the central registry at any time and, in its discretion, may expunge the name of a person who has been confirmed as the perpetrator of abuse or neglect, harm, or threatened harm from the central registry in accordance with this section. 1605-9 3616 §17-1605-25 (b) When the department reviews a report for expungement pursuant to subsection (a), it shall consider the following: (1) The criteria in section 17-1605-22(d), to the extent the information is available; (2) The extent to which the records exist and are available to support the confirmation of a report. [Eff DEC 5 2025] (Auth: HRS §§346-14, 350-1, 350-2, 350-2.5, and 587A-4; Title 42 United States Code Chapter 67) (Imp: HRS §§346-14, 350-1, 350-2, 350-2.5, and 587A-4; Title 22 United States Code Annotated section 7102; Title 42 United States Code Chapter 67)