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Page 6 <br />1 service" and other actual evidence "in determining whether regulation is desirable." The <br />2 .Hawaii regulatory licensing reform act also requires that, "Regulation shall not unreasonably <br />3 restrict entry into professions and vocations by all qualified persons," and notes that "the <br />4 purpose of regulation shall be the protection of the public welfare and not that of the regulated <br />5 profession or vocation," and that "Professional and vocational regulations shall be eliminated <br />6 when the legislature determines that they have no further benefits to consumers." <br />7 The Legislature therefore finds that regulation of certified professional midwifery and <br />8 certified midwifery, which utilize prescription drugs, modern instrumentation, and techniques <br />9 such as intravenous fluid administration, would be reasonable and beneficial to consumers, <br />1.0 with the addition of accessible pathways for qualified local Hawaii practitioners to achieve <br />11 licensure. Regulation by the State of traditional and non -clinical practitioners and extended or <br />1.2 hanai family is not supported or required by the Hawaii Regulatory Licensing Reform Act. <br />13 The purpose of this measure is to allow a woman to choose where and with whom she <br />14 gives birth, by ensuring the legality of all practices engaged with by any birthing person, while <br />1.5 comprehensive solutions are built that address the complexity of community needs and cultural <br />16 considerations in Hawaii. <br />17 SECTION 2. The Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended by adding a new chapter to be <br />18 appropriately designated and to read as follows: <br />19 Section 1 - Purpose. To provide for the licensure of the certified midwife and the <br />20 certified professional midwife by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to <br />21 identify the scope of practice fora licensed midwife, to allow a licensed midwife to provide <br />22 independent midwifery services in: hospitals, clinics, freestanding birthing facilities, the <br />23 community birth setting, and the home, to allow licensed midwives to be eligible for insurance <br />0 <br />