2015 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
457. Nurses
457-8.8 Advanced practice registered nurses; global signature authority.

HI Rev Stat § 457-8.8 (2015) What's This?

§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 care within their scope of practice provided for their patients, including workers' compensation verification documents, verification and evaluation forms of the department of human services and department of education, verification and authorization forms of the department of health, and physical examination forms; provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of advanced practice registered nurses. [L 2009, c 169, §5; am L 2014, c 45, §14]

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