STAND. COM. REP. NO.  469

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 374

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Intrastate Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 374 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DENTAL ASSISTANTS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Clarify the allowable and prohibited practice requirements for dental assistants; and

     (2)  Prohibit anyone from ordering a person without a dental hygienist license to perform services or procedures within the scope of practice of dental hygiene.

Numerous concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Hawaii Dental Association, Endodontic Specialists Inc., and many concerned individuals opposed this measure.  The Board of Dental Examiners and Hawaii Dental Hygienists' Association offered comments.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2090, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Intrastate Commerce that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 374, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 374, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Intrastate Commerce,

____________________________ TAKASHI OHNO, Chair

____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair