Section 17-1736-3 - Right to free choice of providers of medical services(a) A client shall have freedom to choose health care providers certified by the department to participate in the medical assistance program.(b) Freedom of choice includes the right to seek medical services elsewhere within the State when physician recommended care is not available or readily accessible.(c) Medical care and services shall be provided on the client's home island unless otherwise recommended by the client's physician.(d) A client who decides on the services of a clinic shall be considered as having exercised the client's right to choose a provider, even though a physician may be assigned to the client by the clinic under the clinic's normal practices.[Eff 08/01/94] (Auth: HRS § 346-14; 42 C.F.R. §431.10 ) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §431.51 )