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HI HB2451
Bill
Status
1/23/2020
Primary Sponsor
Gregg Takayama
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AI Summary
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Adds advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) as eligible attending providers and consulting providers under Hawaii's Our Care, Our Choice Act, allowing them to perform all duties consistent with their education, training, and prescribing authority.
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Reduces the mandatory waiting period between a terminally ill patient's initial and second oral requests for medical aid in dying from 20 days to 15 days.
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Defines "advanced practice registered nurse" as a registered nurse licensed in Hawaii, meeting qualifications under chapter 457, holding prescriptive authority under section 457-8.6, and obtaining registration under section 329-32.
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Updates references to "physician" to "provider" in health care facility notification requirements to reflect the expanded scope of professionals who can participate in medical aid in dying procedures.
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Takes effect July 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Relating To Health.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Aquino, Cullen, DeCoite, Gates, Har, Johanson, Kitagawa, Matayoshi, McKelvey, Yamane voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cachola, Eli, Kong, Matsumoto, McDermott, Okimoto, Quinlan voting no (7) and Representative(s) Holt, Takayama excused (2).
2/14/2020