Hawaii Revised Statutes 457. Nurses
- 457-1 Purpose.
In order to safeguard life and health, any person practicing or offering to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse, a registered nurse, or a...
- 457-1.5 Practice of Nursing.
(a) Nursing is a scientific process founded on a body of professional knowledge. It is a learned profession based on an understanding of the...
- 457-2 Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter unless the content otherwise requires: "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a registered nurse who has met the qualifications...
- 457-2.5 Registered Nurse
. Practice as a registered nurse means the full scope of nursing, regardless of compensation or personal profit, that incorporates caring for all clients in...
- 457-2.6 Licensed Practical Nurse
. Practice as a licensed practical nurse means the directed scope of nursing practice, regardless of compensation or personal profit, that takes place under the...
- 457-2.7 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
(a) Practice as an advanced practice registered nurse means the scope of nursing in a category approved by the board, regardless of compensation or personal...
- 457-3 State Board of Nursing; Appointment; Term of Office.
The board shall consist of nine members as follows: (1) Six shall be registered nurses, one of whom shall be licensed as an advanced...
- 457-4 Qualifications of Board Members.
(a) Each member of the board shall be a resident of this State. Each registered nurse member of the board shall also: (1) Be...
- 457-5 Duties and Powers of Board.
(a) In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the board may: (1) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, pursuant to chapter...
- 457-6 Repealed.
L 1992, c 202, §216.
- 457-6.5 Application of National Council of State Boards of Nursing Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Nursing Administrative Rules.
(a) In accordance with chapter 91, the board shall adopt the provisions of the NCSBN Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Nursing Administrative Rules...
- 457-7 Registered Nurses; Qualifications; Licenses; Fees; Title; Existing Licensed Nurses; Verification of Licenses; Eligibility.
(a) An applicant for a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the board...
- 457-7.5 Delegation.
(a) A registered nurse may delegate nursing care tasks, functions, and activities to unlicensed assistive personnel in a manner that is appropriate to the...
- 457-8 Licensed Practical Nurse; Qualifications; License; Fees; Title; Existing Licensed Nurses; Verification of Licenses; Eligibility.
(a) An applicant for a license to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the...
- 457-8.5 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Qualifications; Licensure; Endorsement; Fees; Eligibility.
(a) The board shall grant an advanced practice registered nurse license to a nurse who has: (1) A current, unencumbered license as a registered nurse...
- 457-8.6 Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.
(a) The board shall grant prescriptive authority to qualified advanced practice registered nurses and shall designate the requirements for advanced nursing practice related to...
- 457-8.8 Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Global Signature Authority.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, advanced practice registered nurses shall be authorized to sign, certify, or endorse all documents relating to health...
- 457-8.9 Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Expedited Partner Therapy.
Advanced practice registered nurses who meet the definition of a health professional as defined in section 453-51, shall be authorized to provide expedited partner therapy...
- 457-9 Renewal of License; Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License for Default of Student Loan, Student Loan Repayment Contract, or Scholarship Contract; Inactivation and Reactivation of License; Restoration of Forfeited License.
(a) The license of every person licensed or granted prescriptive authority shall expire on June 30 of every odd-numbered year and shall be renewed biennially,...
- 457-9.2 Continuing Competency Requirements; Exemptions; Extensions; Records Retention; Audit.
(a) Beginning July 1, 2017, with the renewal of the licensing biennium, and every biennial renewal thereafter, each registered nurse and practical nurse licensee...
- 457-9.3 Learning Activity Options.
The successful completion of one of the following shall meet the learning activity options requirements for continuing competency: (1) National certification or recertification related...
- 457-9.5 Center for Nursing Fee.
[(a)] Upon the issuance of a new license and at each license renewal period, each nurse shall pay an additional fee of $40, which...
- 457-10 Repealed.
L 1992, c 202, §217.
- 457-11 Nursing Education Programs.
(a) An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare for the practice of nursing [as] advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses,...
- 457-12 Discipline; Grounds; Proceedings; Hearings.
(a) In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the board shall have the power to deny, revoke, limit, or suspend any license...
- 457-13 Exceptions.
This chapter does not prohibit: (1) The furnishing of nursing assistance in an emergency; (2) The practice of nursing which is incidental to their...
- 457-14 Violations of Chapter; Penalties.
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, including any corporation, association, or individual to: (1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing...
- 457-15 Injunctive Relief.
The practice of nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse by any person who has not been issued a license...
- 457-16 Severability.
If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other...
Last modified: October 27, 2016