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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 88-31 (2026)

‑31  Medical board

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     §88‑31  Medical board.  The board shall designate a medical board to be composed of three physicians not eligible to participate in the system.  If required, other physicians may be employed to report on special cases.  The medical board shall arrange for and pass upon all medical examinations required under this part and parts VII and VIII of this chapter, shall investigate all essential statements and certificates by or on behalf of a member in connection with application for disability retirement, and shall report in writing to the board its conclusions and recommendations upon all the matters referred to it. [L 1925, c 55, §5(12); RL 1935, pt of §7924; RL 1945, pt of §707; RL 1955, §6-68; HRS §88-31; am L 1969, c 110, pt of §1; am L 1984, c 108, §2; am L 2006, c 169, §5]

 

Attorney General Opinions

 

  Board of trustees, after hearing on appeal from medical board's decision, may overrule any decision or recommendation which the medical board is authorized to make.  Att. Gen. Op. 81-8.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1970–2006 · leading case: Mortensen v. Bd. of Trs. of the Employees' Ret. Sys., 473 P.2d 866 (Haw. 1970).
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Mortensen v. Bd. of Trs. of the Employees' Ret. Sys., 473 P.2d 866 (Haw. 1970). · cites it 4× “*216 The Medical Board, as designated by the Board of Trustees under HRS § 88-31 (1968) (now included in HRS § 88-31 (Supp.”
Chuong Thanh Hua v. Bd. of Trs. of the Employees' Ret. Sys., 145 P.3d 835 (Haw. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “The medical board is authorized by HRS § 88-31 (1993): The board of trustees shall designate a medical board to be composed of three physicians not eligible to participate in the system.”
Myers v. Bd. of Trs. of the Employees' Ret. Sys., 704 P.2d 902 (Haw. 1985). · cites it 2× “The medical board, constituted pursuant to HRS § 88-31, rejected Appellee’s application.”
Feliciano v. Bd. of Trs. of the Employees' Ret. Sys., 659 P.2d 77 (Haw. App. 1983). “2 The medical board is authorized by Hawaii Revised Statutes § 88-31(1976), which reads as follows: Medical board.”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 88-31(1976) — 1 case
Feliciano v. Bd. of Trs. of the Employees' Ret. Sys., 659 P.2d 77 (Haw. App. 1983). “2 The medical board is authorized by Hawaii Revised Statutes § 88-31(1976), which reads as follows: Medical board.”
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