STAND. COM. REP. NO. 844

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 884

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 884, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAVELING TEAM PHYSICIANS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide an exemption from state licensure requirements for out-of-state traveling team physicians who accompany a sports team to Hawaii, under certain conditions.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Regulated Industries Complaints Office of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Hawaii Medical Board.

Your Committee finds that athletes who compete in intercollegiate or professional leagues often travel across state lines to attend tournaments, exhibition games, and other types of competitions. Ideally, the team physician and other health care professionals travel with the team to provide immediate care when needed. Your Committee further finds that Hawaii is one of only a few states that do not already have a provision allowing exemptions for traveling physicians working in association with a particular sports team. This measure provides the necessary exemption allowing for team physicians to provide continuity of care by an out-of-state physician who accompanies a sports team to a sporting event in Hawaii.

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. 884, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair