Hawaii Revised Statutes 327L-17 – Insurance or annuity policies
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 327L-17
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Patient: means a person who is under the care of an attending provider. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327L-1
- Prescription: means prescription medication or medications that the qualified patient may self-administer to end the qualified patient's life pursuant to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327L-1
- Qualified patient: means a capable adult who is a resident of the State and has satisfied the requirements of this chapter in order to obtain a prescription to end the qualified patient's life pursuant to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327L-1
The sale, procurement, or issuance of any life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy or the rate charged for any such policy shall not be conditioned upon or affected by the making or rescinding of a request, by a person, for a prescription to end the person’s life pursuant to this chapter. A qualified patient‘s act of using medication to end the qualified patient‘s life pursuant to this chapter shall have no effect upon a life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy.