STAND. COM. REP. NO. 130

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 306

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness, to which was referred H.B. No. 306 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Amend the definitions of "preceptor" and "volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation" to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors; and

(2) Revise the membership of the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee to include the Director of Health.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, Department of Taxation, University of Hawaii System, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Hawaii State Rural Health Association, The Queen's Health Systems, Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses, American Nurses Association-Hawaii, and six individuals.

Your Committee finds that although the intent of the existing Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit is to incentivize volunteer preceptors to offer professional instruction, training, and supervision to students and residents seeking careers as healthcare providers, only a small subset of potential preceptors are able to meet the current eligibility requirements. Your Committee believes that clarifying the eligibility requirements for the healthcare preceptor tax credit will expand the field of preceptors, thereby increasing the opportunities for students pursuing careers as healthcare providers to obtain in-state supervised clinical training.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2060, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 306, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 306, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair