CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 19

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 40
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 40, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to replace certification of
physician assistants with licensure of physician assistants. 

     Upon careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has
amended this measure to:

     (1)  Add definitions for "physician assistant" and
          "supervising physician" to the State Uniform Controlled
          Substances Act;

     (2)  Authorize a physician assistant registered with the
          Department of Public Safety (DPS) to administer,
          prescribe, and dispense a controlled substance under

 
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          the supervision of a physician licensed to practice
          medicine in the State and registered with DPS; and

     (3)  Establish requirements for prescriptions issued by a
          physician assistant.

     Your Committee on Conference has also provided that this
measure shall take effect upon its approval. 

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 40, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 40, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO,             BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair
Co-Chair                           
                                   
                                   
                                   
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RON MENOR, Co-Chair                BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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PAUL WHALEN, Member                LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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                                   SAM SLOM, Member

 
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