REPORT TITLE:
Clinical lab licensing


DESCRIPTION:
Deletes the clinical laboratory supervisor category of licensure.
Adds the clinical laboratory specialist and clinical laboratory
cytotechnologist categories of licensure.  Renames the laboratory
technologist category as clinical laboratory scientist. (HB1139
HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1. Section 321-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
 
 3      "(a)  The department of health, with the approval of the
 
 4 governor, may [prescribe such] adopt rules as it deems necessary
 
 5 for the public health or safety respecting:
 
 6      (1)  The occupations or practices of clinical laboratory
 
 7           directors, clinical laboratory [technologists,
 
 8           laboratory supervisors,] scientists (medical
 
 9           technologists), clinical laboratory specialists,
 
10           clinical laboratory cytotechnologists, clinical
 
11           laboratory technicians, tattoo artists, sanitarians,
 
12           asbestos inspectors, asbestos management planners,
 
13           asbestos abatement project designers, lead inspectors,
 
14           lead risk assessors, lead abatement workers, lead
 
15           abatement supervisors, and lead abatement project
 
16           designers;
 
17      (2)  The health, education, training, experience, habits,
 
18           qualifications, or character of persons to whom
 
19           certificates of registration or permits for these
 
20           occupations or practices may be issued;
 

 
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 1      (3)  The health, habits, character, practices, standards, or
 
 2           conduct of persons holding these certificates or
 
 3           permits; [or] and
 
 4      (4)  The grounds or causes for revoking or suspending these
 
 5           certificates or permits.
 
 6 The rules shall have the force and effect of law."
 
 7      SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
 8 New statutory material is underscored.
 
 9      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.