STAND. COM. REP. NO. 544-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2486
                                     H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which
was referred H.B. No. 2486 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE
     REQUIREMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure that chiropractors
will have nationally accepted practice competencies that will
enhance the public's protection with no additional cost to the
consumer, by:

     (1)  Requiring the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
          (NBCE) part IV examination in place of the state-
          constructed Chiropractic Licensure Examination (CLE);

     (2)  Authorizing the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to
          require the NBCE Special Purpose Examination for
          Chiropractic, also in place of the CLE, for issues
          within the Board's area of responsibility, including
          but not limited to licensure by endorsement or
          reciprocity, and to assess competency following
          disciplinary actions, licensure lapse, suspension, or
          revocation;

     (3)  Deleting outdated educational requirements; and

     (4)  Amending current language for the purpose of
          clarification.

 
 
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     Testimony was received in support of this measure from the
Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Hawaii Chapter American Physical
Therapy Association, and the Hawaii State Chiropractic
Association.

     Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made for purposes
of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2486, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No.
2486, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Consumer
                                   Protection and Commerce,



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair