SB 2276: HAWAII MEDICAL BOARD; SURGICAL ASSISTANT; LICENSE; REQUIREMENT; EXCEPTION; SURGICAL ASSISTANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ESTABLISHMENT; MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-01-15
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-06: The committee on CPN deferred the measure.)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Requires
the Hawaii Medical Board
to require each person practicing medicine or
podiatric medicine as a surgical assistant in the State to be licensed as a surgical
assistant. Establishes exceptions. Requires the Hawaii Medical Board by rule to establish the application procedure, medical
educational and training standards, examination requirements, if any, for
surgical assistant licensure and degrees of supervision for surgical assistants.
Establishes the Surgical Assistant Advisory Committee. Expands the services eligible for Medicaid
Prospective Payment System reimbursement to include certain services furnished
by a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic and provided by surgical
assistants.
Discussed in Hearing
37SECSenate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
37SECSenate Standing Committee on Hawaiian Affairs
37SECSenate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services
37SECSenate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology
15SECSenate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
15SECSenate Standing Committee on Hawaiian Affairs
15SECSenate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services
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