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Introduced
01/24/2022
01/24/2022
In Committee
04/08/2022
04/08/2022
Crossed Over
03/08/2022
03/08/2022
Passed
Dead
05/05/2022
05/05/2022
Introduced Session
2022 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 and clinical nurse specialists, 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 authorizes advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants, in addition to physicians, to practice medical aid in dying and provide counseling to qualified patients. It reduces the mandatory waiting period between oral requests from 20 days to 15 days and allows for an expedited pathway for terminally ill patients who are not expected to survive the mandatory waiting period. The bill also prohibits the disclosure, discovery, or compelled production of information collected or retained by the Department of Health through incidental or routine communication with qualified patients or providers.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (25)
Della Belatti (D)*,
Patrick Branco (D)*,
Sonny Ganaden (D)*,
Mark Hashem (D)*,
Troy Hashimoto (D)*,
Daniel Holt (D)*,
Linda Ichiyama (D)*,
Greggor Ilagan (D)*,
Jeanné Kapela (D)*,
Nicole Lowen (D)*,
Lisa Marten (D)*,
Dee Morikawa (D)*,
Nadine Nakamura (D)*,
Mark Nakashima (D)*,
Scott Nishimoto (D)*,
Takashi Ohno (D)*,
Richard Onishi (D)*,
Amy Perruso (D)*,
Gregg Takayama (D)*,
David Tarnas (D)*,
Chris Todd (D)*,
Christine Wildberger (D)*,
Kyle Yamashita (D)*,
Scot Matayoshi (D),
Adrian Tam (D),
Last Action
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 801). (on 04/28/2022)
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