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This concurrent resolution requests the state Auditor to conduct a sunrise review of the proposed registration and regulation of doulas, as outlined in House Bill No. 434 for the 2025 Regular Session. The resolution provides context about doulas, explaining that they are trained professionals who offer non-medical emotional, physical, and informational support during childbirth, distinct from midwives who provide clinical care. The request is made pursuant to section 26H-6 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, which requires new regulatory measures for unregulated professions to be analyzed by the Auditor through a concurrent resolution. Specifically, the resolution asks the Auditor to submit a detailed report of findings no later than twenty days before the 2026 Regular Session, with the goal of evaluating the potential benefits and implications of regulating doula services, particularly in light of other states' efforts to improve maternal health outcomes through Medicaid reimbursement programs for doula services.

Health and Social Services

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=74&year=2025