HI HB731

Authorizes licensed health care providers with proper training in medical forensic care to examine and treat minors who report being victims of sexual offenses under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 707, Part V, with the minor's consent.

Requires health care providers to make reasonable efforts to notify parents, legal guardians, or custodians of the sexual offense prior to examining or treating the minor, except when the alleged offender is the parent, guardian, or custodian.

Permits examination and treatment to proceed based on the minor's consent alone if notification cannot be made or has been made without parental consent, unless the custodian objects—in which case the provider must follow procedures under Chapter 350.

Clarifies that nothing in the law relieves providers from mandatory reporting requirements under Chapter 350 concerning child abuse.

Protects health care providers from civil or criminal liability when they rely in good faith on a minor's consent and fail to obtain parental consent for such examinations and treatment.