STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1179-18
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2018
RE: S.B. No. 2926
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2018
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health & Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 2926, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DENTISTRY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to regulate individuals hired as dental assistants by:
(1) Establishing the minimum requirements for all individuals hired as dental assistants;
(2) Requiring the successful, subsequent completion of the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.'s Entry Level and Certified Dental Assistant certifications;
(3) Exempting dental assistants with ten or more years of experience from the national dental assistant certification requirement; and
(4) Requiring dentists to report the names and certifications of their dental assistants to the Board of Dental Examiners.
Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its contents and inserting language directing the Board of Dental Examiners to:
(1) Adopt rules establishing a tiered regulatory structure that includes educational criteria and permitted duties for basic level, qualified, and advanced-qualified dental assistants; and
(2) Report to the 2019 Legislature on the progress of adopting rules.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2926, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2926, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Intrastate Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Human Services,
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____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair |
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