STAND. COM. REP. NO. 181-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2486





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.
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 require the National Board of
Chiropractic Examiners Part IV examination in place of the state
Chiropractic Licensure Examination.  It also updates the
educational requirements for chiropractic practitioners and
authorizes the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to require the
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Special Purpose
Examination for Chiropractic for other licensing situations under
their responsibility.

     The Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Hawaii State
Chiropractic Association, and the Hawaii Chapter American
Physical Therapy Association submitted testimony in support of
this measure.

     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.
2486 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