HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	79
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF REGULATING RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS.

     WHEREAS, the practice of respiratory care in the State affects public health, safety, and welfare; and

     WHEREAS, the residents of the State should be protected as are the residents of the forty-eight other states, from the unqualified practice of respiratory care and from unprofessional conduct by persons who provide respiratory care; and

     WHEREAS, the practice of respiratory care is a dynamic and changing art and science which continues to evolve with more sophisticated techniques and clinical modalities in patient care; and

     WHEREAS, section 26H‑6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires that new regulatory measures being considered for enactment which, if enacted, would subject unregulated professions and vocations to licensing or other regulatory controls, be referred to the Auditor for analysis; and

     WHEREAS, referral shall be by concurrent resolution that identifies a specific legislative bill to be analyzed; and

     WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 1332, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, which proposes the licensure of respiratory care practitioners, has been carried over to the Regular Session of 2010; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2010, the Senate concurring, that the Auditor, pursuant to section 26H‑6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is requested to perform an analysis of the proposed regulation of respiratory care practitioners as proposed in Senate Bill No. 1332, S.D. 2, H.D. 1; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to set forth the probable effects of the proposed regulatory measure and assess whether its enactment is consistent with the policies set forth in the sunrise review evaluation law; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to include in the analysis an assessment of alternative forms of regulation; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2011; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor and the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Respiratory Care Practitioners; Sunrise Review by Auditor