Section 16-23-113 - Hospital services(a) Subject to the terms of the motor vehicle insurance policy, when hospitalization is required for further treatment of a claimant, that claimant shall have a free choice of a licensed hospital in the county where the injury occurred or in the county where the claimant resides. If the claimant is in critical condition or unable to express a choice, then the attending health care provider may designate the hospital to which the claimant will be taken.(b) Hospital charges shall be limited to ward rates or the lowest prevailing rate at the hospital where the claimant is confined, except if the nature of the injury requires private care, intensive care, or isolation, as determined by the attending health care provider, in which case the prevailing private rates may be charged.(c) When a claimant is treated in the emergency facility of a hospital, the allowable hospital charge for the use of the emergency room shall be the established emergency room charge for that particular hospital.(d) All hospital charges shall be itemized when a bill is submitted. [Eff and comp 6/1/93; am and comp 1/1/98; am and comp 1/8/99; comp 11/11/12] (Auth: HRS §§ 431:2-201, 431:100-214, 431:100-308.5) (Imp: HRS § 431:100-308.5)