STAND. COM. REP. NO.  310

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 814

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 814, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NURSE AIDES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the proficiency of health care providers by specifying:

     (1)  The renewal period for recertification of nurse aides; and

     (2)  The number of continuing education hours required for recertification.

     The Hawaii Coalition of Caregivers, United Filipino Council of Hawaii, Nursing Advocates & Mentors, Inc., Filipino Coalition for Solidarity, Oahu Filipino Community Council, National Federation of Filipino American Associations Region XII, Filipino American Citizens League, and the Big Island chapters of the Adult Residential Care Home Operators and Adult Foster Home Association testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 814, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 814, H.D. 2.

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

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair