HI HB1972

Creates a medical release program allowing the Hawaii Department of Public Safety to assess and refer eligible inmates to the Hawaii Paroling Authority for early release based on medical conditions.

Establishes four eligibility criteria for medical release: terminal illness with poor prognosis, seriously debilitating irreversible mental or physical condition, cognitive impairment making the inmate unable to participate in rehabilitation, or medical conditions requiring care complexity beyond departmental capacity.

Requires medical release requests to include a physician's report on diagnosis and prognosis, director's risk assessment for violence and recidivism, and a comprehensive medical release plan with continuity of care provisions.

Mandates the Hawaii Paroling Authority conduct a hearing within ten days of receiving a request, allowing inmate participation, victim input, and independent assessment of medical criteria and public safety risk, with a decision within two days of the hearing.

Subjects medically released inmates to supervision and reasonable conditions through their original sentence expiration date; allows revocation if conditions are violated, with the inmate resuming service of their remaining sentence with credit only for compliant release time.