STAND. COM. REP. NO. 179-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2463
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No.
2463 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED
     NURSES RECOGNITION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to protect consumers and
patients by:

     (1)  Requiring applicants for Advanced Practice Registered
          Nurse (APRN) recognition to have an unencumbered APRN
          recognition or similar designation in states in which
          the nurse has a current and active recognition as an
          APRN; and

     (2)  Clarifying that APRNs who are not recognized by the
          board may use titles designated by national certifying
          bodies.

     The Board of Nursing, the Hawaii Nurses' Association, and
two individuals testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2463 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred
to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.


 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health,



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                                   ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair