Patients at State Hospital

HRS div. 1, tit. 19, ch. 336, pt. I

in effect

HRS §336-1 Cooperation, U.S. immigration

336-1. Cooperation, U.S. immigration The director of health shall cooperate with the government of the United States in arranging for the deportation of all alien public charges admitted to or hospitalized at the state hospital. [L 1927, c 235, §1; RL 1935, §1010; am L 1939, c 203, §3; RL 1945, §3821; RL 1955, §84-1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §336-1]

HRS §336-2 Nonresident public charges

336-2. Nonresident public charges The director of health shall also return all nonresident public charges admitted to or hospitalized at the hospital to the states in which they may have a legal residence. For the purpose of facilitating the return of such persons, the director may enter into reciprocal agreements with the proper boards, commissions, or officers of other states for the mutual exchange of such public charges whose legal residence is in another state, and the director may file written permission for the return of any residents of the State now confined in a public institution in another state, corresponding to any institution coming within the definition of state hospitals for the insane, or in which they were under detention, not having been lawfully discharged therefrom. [L 1927, c 235, §2; RL 1935, §1011; am L 1939, c 203, §3; RL 1945, §3822; RL 1955, §84-2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §336-2; gen ch 1985]

HRS §336-3 Resident defined

336-3. Resident defined A person shall be deemed to be a resident of the State within the meaning of this part who has lived continuously in the State for a period of one year and who has not acquired a residence in another state by living continuously therein for at least one year subsequent to the person's residence in the State; provided that the time spent in a public institution or on parole therefrom shall not be counted in determining the matter of residence in this or another state. In determining the residence of a minor patient at the hospital, due consideration shall be given to the residence of the parents of the patient, and if either one or both parents of the minor patient are residents of the State the patient shall also be deemed a resident of the State. [L 1927, c 235, §3; RL 1935, §1012; RL 1945, §3823; RL 1955, §84-3; HRS §336-3; gen ch 1985]

HRS §336-4 Expenses

336-4. Expenses All expenses incurred in returning such persons to another state shall be paid by the State, but the expense of returning residents of the State shall be borne by the state making the return. The cost and expense incurred in effecting the transportation of such persons shall be paid from the funds appropriated for that purpose, or if no funds are available, then from the money appropriated for the care of the insane, or incompetent and delinquent, as may be necessary, upon vouchers approved by the director of health. [L 1927, c 235, §§4, 5; RL 1935, §1013; am L 1939, c 203, §3; RL 1945, §3824; RL 1955, §84-4; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §336-4]

HRS §336-5 Release of aliens for return to native land

336-5. Release of aliens for return to native land The official or board in charge of any institution of the State in which any alien may be maintained or confined, may, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, release any alien from the institution for the purpose of returning or being returned to the alien's native land, such release to be conditioned upon the person so released remaining away from the State. [L 1933, JR 3; RL 1935, §1014; RL 1945, §3825; RL 1955, §84-5; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §336-5; gen ch 1985]

Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0336/HRS_0336-.htmFetched: 11/10/2026