Haw. Code R. § 17-1736-3 - Right to free choice of providers of medical services
(a)
A client shall have freedom to choose health care providers certified by the
department to participate in the medical assistance program.
(b) Freedom of choice includes the right to
seek medical services elsewhere within the State when physician recommended
care is not available or readily accessible.
(c) Medical care and services shall be
provided on the client's home island unless otherwise recommended by the
client's physician.
(d) A client
who decides on the services of a clinic shall be considered as having exercised
the client's right to choose a provider, even though a physician may be
assigned to the client by the clinic under the clinic's normal
practices.
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