Hawaii Senate Bill 61 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-20 - Referred to HHS, CPN.
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates a new category of professional licensure for associate physicians, which are recent medical school graduates who have passed certain medical exams but have not been placed into a residency program and who work under the supervision of a licensed physician to provide primary care in medically underserved areas. Prescribes the scope of practice of associate physicians. Creates requirements for collaborative practice agreements between associate physicians and collaborating physicians. Authorizes associate physicians to prescribe certain controlled substances.

Relating To Associate Physicians.

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole [D]	Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]	Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]
Sen. Carol Fukunaga [D]	Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-20	Senate	Referred to HHS, CPN.
2023-01-18	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2023-01-14	Senate	Pending Introduction.

SB61 (Carry Over) 2023-01-20 - Referred to HHS, CPN.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=61&year=2023
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB61_.HTM