Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 461 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Biological risk: means prenatal, perinatal, neonatal, or early developmental events suggestive of biological insults to the developing central nervous system which increase the probability of delayed development. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Case management: means an ongoing service of shared responsibility between families and professionals that identifies needs and assists in obtaining coordinated, appropriate services and resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Child: means a person under eighteen years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-342
• Child death review information: means information regarding the child and child's family, including but not limited to:
  (1) Social, medical, and legal histories;
  (2) Death and birth certificates;
  (3) Law enforcement investigative data;
  (4) Medical examiner or coroner investigative data;
  (5) Parole and probation information and records;
  (6) Information and records of social service agencies;
  (7) Educational records; and
  (8) Health care institution information. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-342
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Deaf or hard of hearing: means any type and degree of permanent hearing loss as assessed by an audiologist or physician specialized in hearing function. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-361
• Delayed development: means a significant delay in one or more of the following areas of development: cognition, speech, language, physical, motor, vision, hearing, psychosocial, or self-help skills. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-342
• Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-361
• Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-372
• Diagnostic audiologic evaluation: means an evaluation of the sensitivity of a person 's sense of hearing as assessed by an audiologist or physician specialized in hearing function. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-361
• Director: means the director of health or the director's designated representatives. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-342
• Director: means the director of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Director: means the director of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-372
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Early intervention services: means services which:

  (1) Are provided under public supervision;

  (2) Are provided at no cost, except where federal or state law provides for a system of payments by families, including a sliding fee schedule;

  (3) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of infants and toddlers with special needs, which include but are not limited to physical development, cognitive development, and self-help skills;

  (4) Are provided by qualified professional and paraprofessional personnel;

  (5) Are provided in conformity with an individualized family support plan; and

  (6) Include but are not limited to: family support, counseling, and home visits; special instruction; speech pathology and audiology; occupational therapy; physical therapy; psychological services; case management services; medical services only for diagnostic or evaluation purposes; early identification, screening, and assessment services; and health services necessary to enable the infant or toddler to benefit from the other early intervention services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351

• Environmental risk: means physical, social, or economic factors which may limit development. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Family: means :
  (1) Each legal parent;
  (2) Each natural parent;

  (3) The adjudicated, presumed, or concerned natural parent as defined under section 578-2;
  (4) Each parent's spouse or former spouses;
  (5) Each sibling or person related by consanguinity or marriage;
  (6) Each person residing in the same dwelling unit; and
  (7) Any other person who, or legal entity that, is a child's legal or physical custodian or guardian, or who is otherwise responsible for the child's care, other than an authorized agency that assumes such a legal status or relationship with the child under chapter 587A. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-342
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Hearing screening: means objective procedures to detect possible hearing loss and determine the need for diagnostic audiologic evaluation and medical evaluation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-361
• Infant: means a child from birth to thirty-six months of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-361
• Infants and toddlers with special needs: means infants and toddlers from birth to the age of three with delayed development, biological risk, or environmental risk. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Tattoo artist: means any person who creates indelible marks or decorative designs by introducing pigments beneath the surface of the skin, resulting in permanent or semi-permanent markings, with the aid of needles, electric machines, hand tools, or other devices or means. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-372