STAND. COM. REP. NO.  505-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1882

      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 H.B. No. 1882 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PODIATRISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to update the podiatry licensure standards by requiring applicants for licensure to complete a minimum 24-month accredited podiatric residency, as approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education, prior to applying for licensure.  

The Hawaii Podiatric Medical Association and several individuals supported this measure.  The Hawaii Medical Board and The Legislative Center submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

Should this measure be heard by the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, your Committee respectfully requests that it consider establishing an exemption for currently or previously licensed podiatrists from the minimum 24-month accredited podiatric residency requirement established by this measure.    

     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 H.B. No. 1882, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1882, 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