STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1148-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 738

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. 738, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to expand the pool of orthodontists who are eligible to perform orthodontic services for treatment of orofacial anomalies, covered by health insurance, to any licensed dentist who has completed an orthodontic residency program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.

Lifetime of Smiles Hawaii, American Academy of Pediatrics Hawaii Chapter, and many individuals testified in support of this measure. The Board of Dental Examiners, Department of Health, Hawai‘i Pacific Health, and Hawaii Medical Service Association provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 3000, to promote further discussion; and

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

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. 738, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 738, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair