STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1133-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2478

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2478 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to update the scope of practice for chiropractic to reflect standards of care, practices, and terminology accepted by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

 

     The Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Hawaii State Chiropractic Association, American Chiropractic Association, and several concerned individuals provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii Insurers Council, Hawaii Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, and Hawaii Medical Association opposed this measure.  A few concerned citizens provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Replacing the word "physiotherapeutic" with "physical modalities" to avoid confusion with physical therapy practices;

(2)  Clarifying the scope of treatment by replacing "diseases and abnormalities" with "neuromusculoskeletal conditions";

 

(3)  Deleting chemical methods from the list of treatment procedures;

 

(4)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate discussion; and

 

(5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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 S.B. No. 2478, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2478, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

 

 

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair