[§453-2.5] Traveling team physicians; exemption. (a) A physician licensed and in good standing to practice as a physician in another state shall be exempt from the licensure requirements of this chapter if:
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a physician exempted by this section to:
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an exemption pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be valid while the physician is traveling with the sports team, but shall be no longer than ten days per individual sporting event. Upon application to the Hawaii medical board and for good cause shown, the Hawaii medical board may extend the time period in this subsection up to twenty days per individual sporting event, for a total of thirty days; provided that no physician shall be granted extensions that total more than thirty days in a calendar year.
(d) An exemption pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be valid during the time certified by the bona fide national sport governing body, intercollegiate league, or professional league; provided that no exemption shall be valid for more than thirty days.
(e) The Hawaii medical board may enter into agreements with medical and osteopathic licensing boards of other states to implement this section. Agreements may include procedures for reporting potential medical license violations. [L 2023, c 106, §1]