What is the statutory authority that allows the HBDP to collect the data that it does?
From August 15, 1988 until June 30, 2002, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) , Sections §321-31 and §338-2 provided the Statutory Authority for the Department of Health to administer a birth defects monitoring program and collect statistical data on birth defects, with additional legislative authority provided through HRS §324-1 and §324-2 (1990 Amendments). Act 252 (2002), [SB2763, SD2, HD2, CD1], Chapter 325, Part XXXIV, Sections §321-421 through §321-426, and Part V, Sections §324-41 through §324-44, signed by Governor Cayetano on July 1, 2002, further refined Department of Health authority, HBDP activities, and funding sources.
