Definitions
HRS §323D-71
in effect323D-71. Definitions
For the purpose of this part, unless the context requires otherwise:
"Acquisition" means any acquisition
by a person or persons of an ownership or controlling interest in a hospital, whether
by purchase, merger, lease, gift, or otherwise, that results in a change of
ownership or control of twenty per cent or greater or which results in the
acquiring person or persons holding a fifty per cent or greater interest in the
ownership or control of that hospital.
"Agency" means the state health
planning and development agency.
"Hospital" means an institution with
an organized medical staff, regulated under section 321-11(10) which admits
patients for inpatient care, diagnosis, observation, and treatment, but does
not include a public health facility under chapter 323F.
"Person" has the meaning found in
section 323D-2.
[L 1998, c 257, pt of §1; am L 2001, c 69, §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0323D/HRS_0323D-0071.htmFetched: 11/10/2026