HB 731 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO MINORS.

Summary

Authorizes a licensed health care provider properly trained in the medical forensic care of a patient who has experienced sexual assault or abuse, upon consultation with a minor patient who indicates that the minor was the victim of a sexual offense, with the consent of the minor patient, to perform customary and necessary examinations to obtain evidence of the sexual offense and may prescribe for and treat the patient for any immediate condition caused by the sexual offense. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Jan 31, 2025

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HB731 → HB731_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a House bill to a House Committee version, with substantive changes expanding the scope from physicians to all licensed health care providers properly trained in medical forensic care. The effective date was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000, and the description was updated to reflect the broader provider scope and training requirement.

Scope change

Expanded from physicians only to any licensed health care provider properly trained in medical forensic care

ELIGIBILITY

Changed from 'physician licensed to practice in the State' to 'licensed health care provider properly trained in the medical forensic care of a patient who has experienced sexual assault or abuse'

TIMELINE

Changed effective date from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000'

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that providers must be properly trained in medical forensic care

TECHNICAL

Reformatted document structure from House of Representatives version to House Committee version with updated metadata

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Key actions

Committee

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 28) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSH, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

16 primary · 1 co-sponsor