Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 327E-9

• Advance health-care directive: means an individual instruction or a power of attorney for health care. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327E-2
• Agent: means an individual designated in a power of attorney for health care to make a health-care decision for the individual granting the power. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327E-2
• Health care: means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or otherwise affect an individual's physical or mental condition, including:

  (1) Selection and discharge of health-care providers and institutions;

  (2) Approval or disapproval of diagnostic tests, surgical procedures, programs of medication, and orders not to resuscitate; and

  (3) Direction to provide, withhold, or withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration; provided that withholding or withdrawing artificial nutrition or hydration is in accord with generally accepted health care standards applicable to health-care providers or institutions. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327E-2

• Health-care decision: means a decision made by an individual or the individual's agent, guardian, or surrogate, regarding the individual's health care. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327E-2
• Health-care provider: means an individual licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by law to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327E-2
• Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327E-2
• Surrogate: means an individual, other than a patient's agent or guardian, authorized under this chapter to make a health-care decision or to act as a medicaid authorized representative for the patient. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327E-2