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This concurrent resolution requests the Auditor to conduct a sunrise review of doula registration and regulation, specifically examining House Bill No. 434 from the 2025 Regular Session. The resolution provides context about doulas, describing them as trained professionals who offer non-medical emotional, physical, and informational support during childbirth, distinct from midwives who provide clinical care. Citing Hawaii Revised Statutes section 26H-6, the resolution requires that proposed regulatory measures for unregulated professions be analyzed by the Auditor through a concurrent resolution. The Auditor is specifically requested to submit a report of findings no later than twenty days before the 2026 Regular Session, with a certified copy of the resolution to be transmitted to the Auditor. The underlying motivation appears to be understanding 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=SCR&billnumber=71&year=2025