§671-15.5 - Expungement of records; malpractice insurance rates. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§671-15.5]  Expungement of records; malpractice insurance rates.  (a)  Upon a decision by the medical claim conciliation panel finding for the health care provider pursuant to section 671-15(a), the health care provider may apply to the panel for expungement of all records of the related proceedings.  The panel shall expunge all records if a majority of the panel finds that the complaint is fraudulent or frivolous.

     (b)  No insurer providing professional liability insurance for a health care provider shall increase any premium rate for the health care provider on the basis of the filing of a medical tort claim against the health care provider that is determined by the medical claim conciliation panel to be fraudulent or frivolous. [L 1993, c 62, §1]