HB2460.DOC

SECTION 1. Chapter 448, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§448- Specialty license; committee. (a) A licensed dentist shall not:

(1) Announce or hold himself or herself out to the public as a specialist; or

(2) Practice as a specialist,

unless the licensed dentist has complied with the requirements of this section.

(b) The board shall issue a specialty license to a licensed dentist who:

(1) Has been certified in any specialty by an examining board recognized by the American Dental Association; and

(2) Submits an application for a specialty license, which shall be accompanied by an application fee.

(c) A licensed dentist who has completed a dental specialty program accredited by the Council on Dental Accreditation, but is not eligible for a specialty license under subsection (b), may apply to the board for a specialty license in one of the specialty areas recognized by the American Dental Association. The licensed dentist's application for a specialty license shall be accompanied by an application fee. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 on the minimum requirements for specialty licensure pursuant to this subsection. The board shall issue a specialty license to an applicant; provided that the applicant meets the requirements of this subsection.

(d) The board shall grant a license in one of the specialty areas recognized by the American Dental Association to a licensed dentist who has been certified or licensed and is practicing in another state, province, or territory if the licensed dentist meets the following requirements:

(1) The application is accompanied by the application fee;

(2) The licensed dentist meets the educational requirements for the specialty license required of original applicants for a specialty license in this State; and

(3) The licensed dentist meets other minimum requirements for a specialty license as may be required by the board.

(e) The board may establish a committee for each American Dental Association-recognized specialty applied for consisting of at least two licensed dentists in the recognized specialty and who are current diplomats of an American specialty board recognized by the American Dental Association. Each committee shall assist the board in evaluating an applicant for a specialty license in the recognized specialty for which that committee was established and assume such other duties pursuant to rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91.

(f) Each member of a committee appointed by the board shall receive as compensation an amount set by the board, not to exceed $50 for each day spent in the performance of the member's duties on the committee, and each member shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the member's duties.

(g) Licensees shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 448-17 for failure to renew the licensee's specialty license or licenses or for failure to pay the renewal fee.

(h) The board shall issue to each applicant who has been recommended as qualified by the committee, as provided in subsection (d), a specialty license to practice dentistry in the specialty for which the person has been recommended.

(i) As used in this section:

"Board" means the board of dental examiners.

"Committee" means the committee established by the board pursuant to subsection (d).

"Licensee" means a licensed dentist who has been approved by the board to hold a specialty license pursuant to this section.

"Licensed dentist" means a dentist who is licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Hawaii and holds a current certificate of license pursuant to section 448-13."

SECTION 2. Section 448-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§448-7 Fees. (a) Every applicant qualified for registration shall pay a license fee before entering practice. Every person holding a license to practice dentistry in the State shall pay to the board on or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year, a biennial registration fee. The failure, neglect, or refusal of any duly licensed dentist or doctor of dental surgery to pay the biennial fee during the time the license remains in force, shall constitute a forfeiture of the license. The license may be restored upon written application therefor and the payment to the board of dental examiners of the appropriate fee.

(b) A licensed dentist applying for a specialty license pursuant to section 448- shall pay an application fee upon application for a specialty license. A specialty licensee shall pay an annual renewal fee for each applicable area of specialty pursuant to section 448- ."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2460
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII