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Page 6 .B. NO. <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 /> 10 with the addition of accessible pathways for qualified local Hawai`i practitioners to achieve <br /> 11 licensure. Regulation by the State of traditional and non-clinical practitioners and extended or <br /> 12 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 /> 15 comprehensive solutions are built that address the complexity of community needs and cultural <br /> 16 considerations in Hawai`i. <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 for a 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 /> 6 <br />