Hawaii House Bill 138 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
Pending: House Health, Human Services, & Homelessness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the Hawaii medical board to establish standards for health care providers to ensure that a patient's consent to treatment is an informed consent. Requires that informed consent for a proposed medical or surgical treatment or a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure be obtained prior to the day of that treatment or procedure. Specifies that if the treatment or procedure is to occur on the same day it is scheduled, the informed consent shall be obtained at the time the decision is made to schedule that treatment or procedure.

Relating To Medical Informed Consent.

Rep. Lisa Kitagawa [D]

Rep. Aaron Johanson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-12-10		Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
2021-02-04	House	The committee(s) on HHH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2021-02-02	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HHH on Thursday, 02-04-21 9:00AM in House conference room Via Videoconference.
2021-01-27	House	Referred to HHH, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1
2021-01-22	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2021-01-21	House	Pending introduction.

SB203 (Same As) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
HB138 (Carry Over) 2021-02-04 - The committee(s) on HHH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=138&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HB138_.HTM