STAND. COM. REP. NO.  688

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 484

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 484 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to help ensure that advanced practice registered nurses are used to their full potential by requiring each hospital in the State to allow licensed advanced practice registered nurses to practice within the full scope of their authorized practice, including as primary care providers.

     The Board of Nursing; the Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME, Local 152, AFL-CIO; Hawaii Medical Service Association; and the Hawaii State Center for Nursing supported this bill.  The Healthcare Association of Hawaii and Kaiser Permanente Hawaii provided comments.

     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. 484 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair