CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.80-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 233
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 233, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHIROPRACTIC,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this measure is to clarify the definition of "Chiropractic", clarify the unauthorized practice of chiropractic violations subject to penalties, and insert the definition of chiropractic and chiropractic treatment into the motor vehicle insurance law.
This measure conforms the chiropractic standard of practice to that set forth by the United States Department of Education, and followed by accredited chiropractic colleges in the United States. The changes also clarify the practice of chiropractic in accordance with national accreditation standards of the Council of Chiropractic Education.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure as follows:
(1) Adding that reimbursement for chiropractic treatment under workers' compensation is limited to treatment to only the human spinal column;
(2) As to the definition of "Chiropractic":
(a) Clarifying the permissible scope of chiropractic treatment in relation to the anatomy of the human body;
(b) Allowing administrative rules to further clarify the definition, and to include the head, extremities, rib cage, abdomen, extraspinal manipulative treatment and evaluations, referral for laboratory examination of a specimen; and
(c) Deleting reference to the five spinal regions and to the definition of "Extraspinal";
(3) As to the penalty section, retaining the current language, and adding "doctor of chiropractic", "chiropractic physician", and "diploma", with reference to the prohibited practice of chiropractic by any person other than a licensed chiropractic; and
(4) Deleting the revision to section 431:10C-103.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to personal injury protection benefits.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 233, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 233, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ RON MENOR, Chair |
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____________________________ KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ DAVID M. MATSUURA, Co-Chair |
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