LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Public Hearing
Pursuant to Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), notice is hereby given that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) will hold a public hearing to amend Title 12, Chapter 15, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), relating to the Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedule, and billing codes in Exhibit A, Workers’ Compensation Supplemental Medical Fee Schedule. The hearing will be held on the following date, time, and location:
HONOLULU, OAHU October 14, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
Keelikolani Building
830 Punchbowl Street
Rooms 310, 313, and 314
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
The proposed changes to the Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedule in
Title 12, Chapter 15, HAR, and Exhibit A are pursuant to section 386-21(c), HRS, which requires the director to update the fee schedule every three years or annually, as required.
The proposed changes to the Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedule rules in
Title 12, Chapter 15, HAR, include the following:
1. Section 12-15-90, HAR, Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedule, is amended by specifying that the Workers’ Compensation Supplemental Medical Fee Schedule, known as Exhibit A, will be dated January 1, 2026.
2. Codes in Exhibit A at the end of Title 12, Chapter 15, Workers’ Compensation Supplemental Medical Fee Schedule are amended.
A copy of the proposed rule changes will be made available for public viewing from the first working day that the legal notice appears in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hawaii Tribune-Herald, West Hawaii Today, The Maui News, and The Garden Island, through the day the public hearing is held, from Monday – Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., at the following locations of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Disability Compensation Division:
830 Punchbowl Street, Room 209, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
2264 Aupuni Street, Wailuku, Hawaii 96793
75 Aupuni Street, Room 108, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
81-990 Halekii Street, Room 2087, Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750
3060 Eiwa Street, Room 202, Lihue, Hawaii 96766.
The proposed rules may also be viewed at the DLIR website at http://hawaii.gov/labor, the DLIR Disability Compensation Division website at https://labor.hawaii.gov/dcd/ and the website for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor at https://ltgov.hawaii.gov/the-office/administrative-rules/proposed-changes/. Copies can also be mailed to any interested party, at ten cents per page, upon written request to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Disability Compensation Division, 830 Punchbowl Street, Room 209, Honolulu, HI 96813. Please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope with $1.03 postage on it and payment of eighty cents (for eight pages).
Interested persons may participate in the public hearing in person or via
Teams using the link https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/,
Meeting ID: 244 355 527 383 2
Passcode: SQ2Bo6Er or dialing in by telephone at +1 808-829-4853,,933284167#
Phone conference ID: 933 284 167#
Interested persons may present written or oral testimony at the time of the public hearing. All persons unable to attend the public hearing may submit their written testimony concerning the proposals by mail to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Disability Compensation Division, 830 Punchbowl Street, Room 209, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, by e-mail to dlir.workcomp@hawaii.gov with the subject line: Public Hearing-DCD, or by fax at (808) 586-9339. All submissions for the record must be received at or prior to the scheduled public hearing. The public hearing will be continued, if necessary, to a time, date, and place announced at the scheduled hearing.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request by calling the Disability Compensation Division at (808) 586-9151 or by e-mail to dlir.workcomp@hawaii.gov. A request for reasonable accommodations should be made no later than ten working days prior to the needed accommodations.
Dated: September 10, 2025
JADE T. BUTAY
Director
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
(SA/TGI/HTH/WHT1504714 9/10/25)
