STAND. COM. REP. NO. 734-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1575

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1575, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Broaden the scope of practice for physician assistants; and

(2) Streamline the medical records review process for physician assistants by requiring a sampling of medical records, rather than all medical records, to be reviewed when physician assistants prescribe controlled substances.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Medical Board, Hawai‘i Academy of Physician Assistants, Kaiser Permanente Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Public Health Association, Occupational Therapy Association of Hawaii, The Queen's Health Systems, and numerous individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Disability and Communication Access Board.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1575, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair