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HI HR5

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Trish La Chica

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Hawaii House Resolution affirming that hospitals must provide emergency abortion care when medically necessary to stabilize patients under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), enacted in 1986
  • Notes that 2025 rescission of federal guidance by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created national confusion about EMTALA's application, though the statute remains in effect
  • Urges all Hawaii hospitals, regardless of religious affiliation, to continue providing stabilizing care to pregnant patients experiencing medical emergencies without delay or denial
  • Recognizes that conditions such as hemorrhage, ectopic pregnancy, and preeclampsia may require emergency abortion care as stabilizing treatment under EMTALA
  • Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Health, and healthcare association leaders including the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and Hawaii Medical Association

Legislative Description

Affirming And Supporting The Requirement That Hospitals Provide Life-saving Emergency Care To Pregnant People, Including Reproductive And Abortion Services, When Such Care Is Medically Necessary To Stabilize A Patient Under The Emergency Medical Treatment And Active Labor Act.

Hospitals

Last Action

Referred to HLT, referral sheet 15

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Health3/10/2026

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