HI SB384

Establishes a prescriptive authority study group to examine granting clinical psychologists prescriptive authority privileges for psychotropic medications.

Study group must examine prescriptive authority policies in other states and the U.S. Armed Forces, evaluate results of advanced nurse practitioner prescriptive authority, and assess potential impacts of allowing clinical psychologists to prescribe.

Study group composition includes two legislative members (one from House, one from Senate serving as co-chairs), two representatives from Hawaii Psychology Association, one Tripler Army Medical Center representative, one advanced nurse practitioner, and one Healthcare Association of Hawaii representative.

Requires study group to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2019 regular session convenes.

Act takes effect July 1, 3000 (appears to be a typographical error in the original bill).