REPORT TITLE:
Nurses


DESCRIPTION:
Allows advanced practice registered nurses to practice
psychotherapy.

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

RELATING TO NURSES.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 457-8.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended to read as follows:
 
 3      "§457-8.5  Advanced practice registered nurse;
 
 4 qualifications; recognition; endorsement; fees.(a)  The board
 
 5 shall grant recognition as an advanced practice registered nurse;
 
 6 provided the nurse has:
 
 7      (1)  A current, unencumbered license as a registered nurse
 
 8           in this State;
 
 9      (2)  An unencumbered license as a registered nurse in all
 
10           other states in which the nurse has a current and
 
11           active license;
 
12      (3)  A master's degree in nursing as specified in rules
 
13           adopted by the board or a current certification for
 
14           specialized and advanced nursing practice from a
 
15           national certifying body recognized by the board;
 
16           provided that certified nurse midwives shall have
 
17           current certification from a national certifying body
 
18           recognized by the board; and
 
19      (4)  Paid appropriate fees.
 

 
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 1      (b)  The board shall grant recognition as an advanced
 
 2 practice registered nurse to a certified nurse midwife who meets
 
 3 the requirements of subsection (a).
 
 4      (c)  Any person who has been recognized by the board as an
 
 5 advanced practice registered nurse shall use the title "Advanced
 
 6 Practice Registered Nurse" and the abbreviation "A.P.R.N.", or
 
 7 specialty title and abbreviation in accordance with rules adopted
 
 8 by the board.  No other person shall assume the title "nurse" or
 
 9 in any manner imply that the person is a nurse except as provided
 
10 in sections 457-7 and 457-8 or use the abbreviation "A.P.R.N." or
 
11 any other words, letter, sign, or device to indicate that the
 
12 person using the same is an advanced practice registered nurse.
 
13      (d)  Any person who:
 
14      (1)  Has been recognized by the board as an advanced
 
15           practice registered nurse; and 
 
16      (2)  Is qualified by training and experience in
 
17           psychotherapy,
 
18 is authorized to practice psychotherapy; provided that the person
 
19 does not represent the person's self to be a psychologist or
 
20 licensed to practice psychology."
 
21      SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.
 
22      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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24                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________