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Committee advances changes to fetal‑death documentation, aligning state reporting with CDC guidance
Summary
Lawmakers moved HB 1858 forward as a house draft adopting Department of Health and clinician‑recommended language to allow clinicians (physicians, physician assistants, APRNs) to issue documentation for fetal losses under 20 weeks on request, aiming to improve data quality and bereavement support.
The House Committee on Health advanced HB 1858 on Feb. 11 after extended testimony from clinicians and Department of Health representatives who said Hawaii’s fetal death reporting statutes are outdated and hinder accurate data collection.
Dr. Joy Vink, a high‑risk OB–GYN at Kapiolani, told the committee that Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in Hawaii have among the highest…
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