HI SB705

Amends the definition of "the practice of nursing as a registered nurse" under Hawaii Revised Statutes section 457-2 to clarify that registered nurses may carry out orders delivered by physician assistants.

Specifies that physician assistant orders must be delivered with physician supervision as required by chapter 453 of Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Addresses confusion between hospital administrators and nurses regarding whether nurses can administer orders given by physician assistants in hospital settings.

Aligns the statutory language governing registered nurses and physician assistants, whose licensing and scope of practice regulations had developed independently and created unclear language.