STAND. COM. REP. NO. 180-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2464
                                     




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.
2464 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF
     NURSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify and to make
consistent current language relating to the duties of the Hawaii
Board of Nursing (Board), by enabling the Board to:

     (1)  Consult and confer with experts on various issues; 

     (2)  Communicate with national organizations to promote
          consumer safety and welfare; 

     (3)  Administer the nursing exams;

     (4)  Contract with a professional test vendor; and

     (5)  Develop rules relating to telehealth, as necessary.

     The Board, the Hawaii Nurses' Association, the University of
Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing, and the Hawaii Government
Employees Association testified in support of this bill. 


 
 
 
 
 
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     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.
2464 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred
to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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



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                                   ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair