Definitions
HRS §309H-1
in effect309H-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
"Loan repayment" or "repayment
of loan" means the payment of up to twenty per cent of a Hawaii health
corps program participant's health care training costs including but not
limited to tuition not exceeding $35,000 per year for a maximum of five years
of repayment.
"Nurse practitioner" means a person
licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse under chapter 457.
"Physician" means a person licensed
to practice medicine and surgery, as required by section 453-2.
"Physician assistant" means a person
licensed to practice medicine under the supervision of a physician or
osteopathic physician, as required by section 453-5.3.
"Residency" means a physician or
nurse practitioner participating in an accredited program of post graduate
study.
[L 2012, c 187, pt of §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0309H/HRS_0309H-0001.htmFetched: 11/10/2026