STAND. COM. REP. NO. 543-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2207

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 2207, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Board of Dental Examiners to adopt rules to establish a regulatory structure for dental assistants in Hawaii.

The Board of Dental Examiners, Hawaii Dental Association, and an individual testified in support of this measure. The Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the tiers two and three dental assistants must pass the Certified Dental Assistant certification examination administered by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.; and

(2) Classifying tier two dental assistants as Qualified Dental Assistants rather than Certified Dental Assistants.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2207, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2207, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair