STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1855-22

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2022

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2276

      S.D. 2

      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 S.B. No. 2276, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ACUPUNCTURE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to make comprehensive updates to the statutory provisions regarding acupuncture practitioners to reflect modernized scopes of practice and licensing requirements.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Board of Acupuncture; AcuPlan Hawaii; American Acupuncture Council; Kailua Acupuncture Clinic; National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine; American Society of Acupuncturists; OceanMed Integrative Health Clinic; Acupuncture & Wellness Center, LLC; Soulistic Holistics Hawaii; and numerous individuals.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the CHI Lifestyle Medical Center and four individuals.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawaii Acupuncture Association, Hawaii Medical Association, Longevity Health Center, and four individuals.

 

     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 S.B. No. 2276, S.D. 2, 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