HI HB1046

Authorizes the Hawaii Medical Board to conduct criminal history record checks on physician applicants seeking licensure through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, enabling Hawaii to serve as a state of principal license.

Adds a new paragraph (52) to Hawaii Revised Statutes section 846-2.7 allowing the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to perform criminal background checks on physicians applying for licensure or license renewal under the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

Appropriates $25,000 from the compliance resolution fund for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to the Hawaii Medical Board for implementing the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, including internal database updates.

Takes effect July 1, 2025, with amendments to section 846-2.7 exempted from repeal when that statute is reenacted on July 1, 2027.