STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1625-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2577

      S.D. 2

      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 S.B. No. 2577, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require, beginning December 31, 2017, naturopathic physicians to complete a minimum of 35 hours of continuing education courses, including a minimum of 15 hours of continuing education courses in pharmacology, during each licensing renewal biennium.

 

     The Board of Naturopathic Medicine (Board), Hawaii Medical Association, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Requiring the Board to design standards and methodology for naturopathic physicians to report and track quality metrics and healthcare outcomes;

 

     (2)  Requiring the Board to report on the data collection of quality metrics and healthcare outcomes to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2015 and every year thereafter;

     (3)  Requiring naturopathic physicians to carry medical liability insurance coverage of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence or $3,000,000 in the aggregate, regardless of source and amount of patient compensation;

 

     (4)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2014; and

 

     (5)  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 S.B. No. 2577, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2577, S.D. 2, 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