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Introduced
01/23/2023
01/23/2023
In Committee
04/06/2023
04/06/2023
Crossed Over
03/07/2023
03/07/2023
Passed
04/28/2023
04/28/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/01/2023
06/01/2023
Introduced Session
2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses to practice medical-aid-in-dying. Authorizes licensed advanced practice registered nurses and clinical nurse specialists with psychiatric or mental health training and licensed marriage and family therapists to provide counseling to a qualified patient. Reduces from twenty to five days, the mandatory waiting period between the two oral requests required for a qualified patient to obtain a prescription for medication. Waives the mandatory waiting period for terminally ill qualified patients who are not expected to survive the mandatory waiting period. (SD1)
AI Summary
This bill authorizes advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to provide medical-aid-in-dying services, allows licensed APRNs, clinical nurse specialists with psychiatric or mental health training, and licensed marriage and family therapists to provide counseling to qualified patients, reduces the mandatory waiting period between oral requests for medication from 20 to 5 days, and waives the waiting period for terminally ill patients not expected to survive the mandatory period. The bill aims to improve access to end-of-life care options in Hawaii, particularly for those on the neighbor islands, by expanding the eligible providers and reducing the waiting period.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (26)
Micah Aiu (D)*,
Terez Amato (D)*,
Della Belatti (D)*,
Elle Cochran (D)*,
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao (D)*,
Andrew Garrett (D)*,
Cedric Gates (D)*,
Mark Hashem (D)*,
Troy Hashimoto (D)*,
Daniel Holt (D)*,
Natalia Hussey-Burdick (D)*,
Linda Ichiyama (D)*,
Jeanné Kapela (D)*,
Nicole Lowen (D)*,
Scot Matayoshi (D)*,
Dee Morikawa (D)*,
Scott Nishimoto (D)*,
Richard Onishi (D)*,
Amy Perruso (D)*,
Mahina Poepoe (D)*,
Jackson Sayama (D)*,
Gregg Takayama (D)*,
Jenna Takenouchi (D)*,
Adrian Tam (D)*,
David Tarnas (D)*,
Chris Todd (D)*,
Last Action
Act 043, 06/01/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1143). (on 06/01/2023)
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