Bill Text: HI HR100 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requesting The Legislative Reference Bureau To Conduct An Analysis Of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses And Physician Assistants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-31 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HR100 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HR100-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS.
WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that there is a physician shortage in the State and this often leaves rural communities with challenges to health care access; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature is currently looking at different legislation to expand the scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants; and
WHEREAS, according to the Hawaii State Center for Nursing, since 2009, the Legislature has passed twenty-two laws related to the scope of practice of advance practice registered nurses; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 Legislature has or is considering five measures related to expanding the scope of practice for advance practice registered nurses in a variety of ways in Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, it is challenging to expand the scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants without a holistic view of what their scope of practice could and should be in Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to make clear distinctions to understand the differences between physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants and what each profession's scope of practice in Hawaii should be; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2021, that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to conduct an analysis of advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in its analysis, the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to include the following:
(1) The full scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants based on national professional guidelines;
(2) The distinctions between the educational training and scope of practice between physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants;
(3) An examination of potential scope of practice limitations for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants in the Hawaii Administrative Rules; and
(4) A comparative study of how Hawaii differs from other states regarding the scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to submit a report of its findings to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the Regular Session of 2022; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Physician Assistants; Analysis; Legislative Reference Bureau
