Measure Title: RELATING TO ACUPUNCTURE.
Report Title: Acupuncture; Acupuncture Practitioners; Acupuncture Medicine Doctors; Licensure; Continuing Education; Board of Acupuncture; Physician Licensure; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Professional and Vocational Licensing Division; Appropriation ($)
Description: Makes comprehensive updates to chapter 436E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, regarding acupuncture practitioners to reflect modernized scopes of practice, titles, and licensing and renewal requirements. Authorizes the Board of Acupuncture to establish an alternative pathway for physician licensure in acupuncture. Beginning with the renewal for the licensing biennium commencing 7/1/2025, requires licensees to obtain thirty hours of continuing education per licensing biennium. Appropriates funds to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to update the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division's internal database. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
Companion:
Package: None
Current Referral: HHS, CPN/WAM
Introducer(s): AQUINO, CHANG, KEITH-AGARAN, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Dela Cruz
Act:

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12/11/2023DCarried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2/17/2023SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
2/17/2023SReported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 602) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
2/14/2023SRe-Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.
2/13/2023SThe committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
2/10/2023SThe committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
1/27/2023SReferred to HHS, CPN.
1/23/2023SPassed First Reading.
1/20/2023SIntroduced.

S = Senate | H = House | D = Data Systems | $ = Appropriation measure | ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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SB845 SD1
All Versions of this Measure
SB845_SD1 Pdf File
SB845 Pdf File
Committee Reports
SB845_SD1_SSCR602_ Pdf File
Testimony
SB845_TESTIMONY_HHS_02-13-23_
Hearing Notices
HHS
2/13/23 1:00P
CR 225 & Videoconference