STAND. COM. REP. NO.  812-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1882

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1882, H.D. 1, 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 completion of a minimum 24-month accredited podiatric residency, as approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education, prior to application for licensure.

The Hawaii Podiatric Medical Association and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Hawaii Medical Board and an individual provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that an applicant for a license to practice podiatric medicine who graduated from an approved college before January 1, 2004, may qualify for Hawaii licensure based on a 12-month residency and 10 years of licensed work experience; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1882, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1882, H.D. 2.

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

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair