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HI HB2255
Bill
Status
1/27/2016
Primary Sponsor
Della au Belatti
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AI Summary
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Adds new section to Chapter 453, Hawaii Revised Statutes (Medicine and Surgery) establishing that registered nurses and licensed practical nurses must comply with orders from physician assistants licensed under that chapter who practice with physician supervision.
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Removes physician assistant references from the definitions of "practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse" and "practice of nursing as a registered nurse" in Chapter 457, Hawaii Revised Statutes (Nurses), relocating this authority to Chapter 453.
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Removes the July 1, 2017 sunset date from Act 255, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, making permanent the requirement that nurses follow physician assistant orders.
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Clarifies that physician assistant authority over nurses is codified under the medical/surgery statutes rather than embedded in nursing practice definitions.
Legislative Description
Physician Assistants; Nurses
Last Action
The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2/12/2016