John A. Burns school of medicine special fund
HRS §304A-2171
in effect304A-2171. John A. Burns school of medicine special fund
(a) There is established the John A. Burns school of medicine special fund, to be administered and expended by the University of Hawaii.
(b) The following shall be deposited into the special
fund:
(1) Appropriations by the legislature;
(2) Physician workforce assessment fees established
pursuant to section 453-8.8;
(3) Grants, donations, gifts, or other income
received for the purposes of the special fund; and
(4) Interest earned or accrued on moneys in the
special fund.
(c) Moneys in the special fund shall be used
to support the John A. Burns school of medicine's activities related to
physician workforce assessment and planning within Hawaii; provided that the
physician workforce assessment fees transferred and deposited into the special
fund pursuant to section 453-8.8 shall be used for purposes identified by the
Hawaii medical education council to support physician workforce assessment and
planning efforts, including the recruitment and retention of physicians, for
rural and medically underserved areas of the State. This shall include but not
be limited to:
(1) Maintaining accurate physician workforce
assessment information and providing or updating personal and professional
information, that shall be maintained in a secure database;
(2) Providing loan repayment to physicians who commit
to working in medically underserved areas of the State as part of the Hawaii
state loan repayment program administered by the John A. Burns school of
medicine; and
(3) Providing scholarships to qualifying medical
students to be determined by the John A. Burns school of medicine.
The John A. Burns school of medicine may disclose information
specific to any physician only with the express written consent of that physician.
[L Sp 2009, c 18, §2; am L 2012, c 186, §§1, 5; am L 2017, c 40, §3; am L 2021,
c 151, §2]
Note
Disbursements to fund. L Sp 2009, c 18, §4; L 2012, c 186, §3(2);
L 2017, c 40, §2.
Physician workforce assessment report to legislature
beginning 2011 and every year thereafter. L Sp 2009, c 18, §5; L 2012, c 186, §3(1).
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0304A/HRS_0304A-2171.htmFetched: 11/10/2026