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Introduced
01/25/2021
01/25/2021
In Committee
02/03/2021
02/03/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/05/2022
05/05/2022
Introduced Session
2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses, in addition to physicians, to practice medical aid in dying in accordance with their scope of practice and prescribing authority. Authorizes psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, in addition to psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers, to provide counseling to a qualified patient. Reduces the mandatory waiting period between oral requests from twenty days to fifteen days. Waives the mandatory waiting period for those terminally ill individuals not expected to survive the mandatory waiting period.
AI Summary
This bill amends Hawaii's Our Care, Our Choice Act to expand access to medical aid in dying. The key provisions are: (1) authorizing advanced practice registered nurses, in addition to physicians, to provide medical aid in dying within their scope of practice; (2) allowing psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, along with psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers, to provide counseling to qualified patients; (3) reducing the mandatory waiting period between oral requests from 20 days to 15 days; and (4) waiving the waiting period for terminally ill individuals not expected to survive the full waiting period.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (19)
Lynn DeCoite (D)*,
Stacelynn Eli (D)*,
Mark Hashem (D)*,
Troy Hashimoto (D)*,
Daniel Holt (D)*,
Greggor Ilagan (D)*,
Jeanné Kapela (D)*,
Lisa Marten (D)*,
John Mizuno (D)*,
Dee Morikawa (D)*,
Scott Nishimoto (D)*,
Amy Perruso (D)*,
Gregg Takayama (D)*,
Roy Takumi (D)*,
Adrian Tam (D)*,
David Tarnas (D)*,
Chris Todd (D)*,
Kyle Yamashita (D)*,
Patrick Branco (D),
Last Action
Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. (on 12/10/2021)
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