HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
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Rep. Gregg Takayama, Chair |
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Rep. Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Terez Amato |
Rep. Jenna Takenouchi |
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Rep. Cory M. Chun |
Rep. David Alcos III |
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Rep. Lisa Marten |
Rep. Diamond Garcia |
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Rep. Ikaika Olds |
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Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi, Chair |
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Rep. Cory M. Chun, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
Rep. Nicole E. Lowen |
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama |
Rep. Lisa Marten |
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Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto |
Rep. Adrian K. Tam |
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Rep. Sam Satoru Kong |
Rep. Elijah Pierick |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Monday, February 10, 2025 |
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2:00PM |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO MIDWIVES. Makes midwife regulatory laws permanent. Clarifies the scope of practice of midwifery. Establishes licensure requirements for certified midwives and certified professional midwives. Grants global signature authority to licensed midwives. Establishes continuing education requirements. Grants prescriptive authority to licensed midwives practicing as certified midwives and amends the list of approved legend drugs that may be administered. Establishes peer review and data submission requirements. Clarifies exemptions from licensure and grounds for refusal to renew, reinstate, or restore licenses. Clarifies medical record availability and retention requirements for the purposes of medical torts. Effective 6/29/2025.
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RELATING TO MIDWIVES. Continues a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Re‑establishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are bolded.
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________________________________________ Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Gregg Takayama Chair |
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