Hawaii § 326-21 - Employment of patients.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 326-21 — Employment of patients., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 326-21. Employment of patients.
At any facility for the care and treatment of persons with Hansen's disease, the department of health, with the consent of a patient, may employ that patient to perform labor or service. When there are vacancies in positions, classified under chapter 76, at a facility exclusively for the care and treatment of persons with Hansen's disease, employment preference shall be given to temporary release patients and discharged patients from those facilities provided that the persons so hired shall be otherwise qualified under chapter 76. Discharged patients who have been employed prior to December 30, 1960, under chapter 76 in accordance with the second paragraph of this section shall be eligible to receive the same rights and privileges as those enjoyed by temporary release patients employed under the second paragraph of this section. [L 1937, c 108, §1; RL 1945, §2424; am L 1951, c 157, §11; am L 1953, c 241, §1; RL 1955, §50-24; am L 1957, c 10, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; am L 1961, c 13, §1; HRS §326-22; am L 1969, c 152, §1; am L 1974, c 115, §2; am L 1981, c 185, §10; ren and am L 1983, c 183, §2; am L 1985, c 250, §8; am L 1992, c 156, §5; am L 2000, c 253, §150] Case Notes Existence or nonexistence of Hansen's disease not to be determined collaterally in habeas corpus proceedings. 19 H. 218 (1908). Previous Vol06_Ch0321-0344 Next
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Section 326-21 ("Employment of patients.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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