SB1041

SB1041 mandates health care facilities to disclose services they refuse for nonmedical reasons and maintain transparency.

SB1041 requires the Hawaii Department of Health to create a service availability form for covered entities, including hospitals and clinics, to disclose which health care services they refuse to provide for nonmedical reasons. These entities must submit the form to the department, which will publish it on its website. Facilities must provide patients with the form during the informed consent process and maintain records of its provision. The bill also outlines a complaint process and penalties for noncompliance.