HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1098

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

Relating to health education.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that health educators often work with hospital patients, elementary and secondary school-aged children, and community residents receiving primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention levels of health care.  The regulation of health educators will ensure that:

     (1)  Recipients of their specialized work receive quality services at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of health care, including program assessments, evaluations, planning and implementation of health education services, and professional consultation and management services;

     (2)  Health educators meet minimum competency requirements in the profession, similar to requirements existing for other health care and educational professionals; and

     (3)  Members of the public, other members of the profession, and the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., which currently maintains two levels of credentialed health educators, certified health education specialists, and master certified health education specialists, will be able to assist in maintaining quality standards in the health educator profession, by means of reporting ethics violations or disciplinary action to the applicable state regulatory agency.

     For the reasons above, the purpose of this Act is to require the auditor to conduct a sunrise analysis of the regulation of health educators to help protect the public health, safety, and welfare.

     SECTION 2.  The auditor shall perform a sunrise analysis of the regulation of educators, including the probable effects of such regulation, an assessment of whether the enactment of such regulation is consistent with the policies set forth in section 26H-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and an assessment of alternate forms of regulation.

     The auditor shall submit findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2014.
     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2013.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Sunrise Analysis; Health Educators; Health Education

 

Description:

Requires the Auditor to conduct a sunrise analysis of the regulation of health educators.  Effective July 1, 2013.

 

 

 

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