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HI SCR6

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

4/5/2023

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Kidani

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Request the Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division to expand qualified provider types allowed to provide lactation consultant services to Hawaii's Medicaid population.

  • Direct the Med-QUEST Division to obtain necessary approvals, create internal processes, and credential providers with International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners certification or Certified Lactation Counselor certification.

  • Require the Med-QUEST Division to submit a report to the Legislature on expansion progress no later than twenty days before the Regular Session of 2024.

  • Acknowledge that lactation consultants include nurses, midwives, nurse practitioners, dietitians, and other health care professionals with additional lactation certification.

  • Transmit certified copies of the resolution to the Director of Human Services, Director of Health, and Administrator of the Med-QUEST Division.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Human Services Med-quest Division, In Collaboration With The Department Of Commerce And Consumer Affairs, To Expand The Types Of Qualified Providers Allowed To Provide Lactation Consultant Services For The Medicaid Population In The State.

Medicaid

Last Action

Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 974).

4/24/2023

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce4/17/2023
Human Services4/11/2023
Health and Human Services1/30/2023

Full Bill Text

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