STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2825

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 545

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 545, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Hawai'i Medical Board

G.M. No. 545

KAREN SEPT, for a term to expire 06-30-2019,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Karen Sept to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Hawaii Medical Board.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Karen Sept from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaii Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, and two individuals.

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Dr. Sept's background, experience, and proven leadership on the Hawaii Medical Board qualify her for reappointment to the Hawaii Medical Board as an osteopathic physician member.  Your Committee notes that Dr. Sept has been teaching osteopathic physicians and osteopathic medical students and residents for thirty years and has been licensed in Hawaii since 1994.  Dr. Sept has been in private practice in osteopathic manipulative medicine in Kailua, Oahu, for nearly ten years and previously served in a variety of educational roles in Hawaii and on the mainland, including Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, Lecturer, Clinical Preceptor, and Instructor.  Your Committee further finds that Dr. Sept has been a member of the Hawaii Medical Board since July 2011 and her extensive experience as an osteopathic physician continues to be an asset to the Board.  Your Committee therefore recommends that Dr. Sept be reappointed to the Hawaii Medical Board based on her knowledge, background, and commitment to protecting the public.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

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

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair