Congenital Syphilis

HRS div. 1, tit. 19, ch. 325, pt. III

in effect

HRS §325-51 Blood samples of pregnant women required

325-51. Blood samples of pregnant women required Every physician attending a pregnant woman in the State for conditions relating to the woman's pregnancy during the period of gestation or at delivery, shall, in the case of every woman so attended, take or cause to be taken one or more samples of the blood of the woman, except when the attending physician shall have evidence that a pregnant woman has met this requirement through a previous test for syphilis, and shall submit such samples to an approved laboratory for a standard serologic test for syphilis. Every other person permitted by law to attend pregnant women in the State, but not permitted by law to take blood samples, shall cause one or more samples of the blood of every pregnant woman attended by the person to be taken by a duly licensed physician or state certified laboratory, or any other person permitted by law to withdraw blood and shall have the samples submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard serologic test for syphilis. The samples of blood shall be taken at such times during the period of gestation as are designated by rules adopted by the department of health. Every pregnant woman shall permit the sample of the woman's blood to be taken as hereinabove provided. [L 1943, c 219, §1; RL 1945, §2310; RL 1955, §49-50; HRS §325-51; am L 1983, c 82, §1; gen ch 1985]

HRS §325-52 Serologic tests; reports

325-52. Serologic tests; reports For the purposes of this part a standard serologic test shall be a test for syphilis approved by the department of health and shall be made at a laboratory approved to make such tests by the department. Such laboratory tests as are required by this part shall be made on request without charge at the department laboratories. The department shall issue a "laboratory report form" to be distributed upon application to all laboratories approved to make tests called for in this section. Any laboratory making any such tests shall prepare the report thereof in triplicate. The original of the report shall be transmitted by the laboratory making the test to the certifying physician. The duplicate copy of such report shall be forwarded to the department. The triplicate shall be retained by the laboratory in its files and shall be open at any time for inspection by an authorized representative of the department. [L 1943, c 219, §2; RL 1945, §2311; am L 1945, c 105, §1; RL 1955, §49-51; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §325-52]

HRS §325-53 Reports of blood tests

325-53. Reports of blood tests In reporting a birth or fetal death, every physician or other person required to make such reports shall state, in a report accompanying the certificate, whether, according to the physician's or other person's knowledge or information, a blood test for syphilis has been made upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the child for which the birth or stillbirth certificate is filed and the approximate date when the specimen was taken. The department of health may investigate the circumstances surrounding the birth of any baby on whose mother no serologic test, as required by this part, appears to have been taken. Failure on the part of any physician or other person permitted by law to attend pregnant women to comply with this part may be punished by an administrative fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation, to be assessed by the director of health. The director of health is authorized to impose the penalty pursuant to this section. [L 1943, c 219, §3; RL 1945, §2312; RL 1955, §49-52; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §325-53; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 158, §2]

HRS §325-54 Reports confidential; penalty

325-54. Reports confidential; penalty Any information secured from the tests or the reports in this part required to be made by persons having access to such tests or reports shall be used only in connection with their professional duties or within the scope and course of their employment, but not otherwise, and except to the extent required in connection with enforcement of the laws and ordinances of the State, and its political subdivisions, and valid rules and regulations adopted thereunder, which are for the protection of the public health, shall not be divulged to others than the doctor and other person permitted by law to attend and attending a pregnant woman, laboratory technicians, or the department of health and its duly authorized representatives. Any person violating this section shall be fined $500, or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. [L 1943, c 219, §4; RL 1945, §2313; RL 1955, §49-53; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §325-54]

HRS §325-55 Rules and regulations

325-55. Rules and regulations The department of health may, subject to the approval of the governor, adopt, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations for the more effective enforcement of this part. L 1943, c 219, §5; RL 1945, §2314; RL 1955, §49-54; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §325-55

Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0325/HRS_0325-.htmFetched: 11/10/2026