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HI SB2501

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2014

Primary Sponsor

Rosalyn Baker

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Renames the "Board of Dental Examiners" to the "Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene" to more accurately reflect the board's regulatory scope and functions.

  • Increases board membership from 12 to 13 members effective July 1, 2015, and increases dental hygienist representation from 2 to 3 members while maintaining 8 dentist members and 2 public members.

  • Requires at least one practicing dentist board member to have a background in public health dentistry.

  • Requires the board to develop a conflict of interest policy regarding board member participation with dental examination companies and submit a report to the legislature by 20 days prior to the 2015 regular session.

  • Updates all references to "Board of Dental Examiners" throughout Hawaii Revised Statutes chapters 26, 423, 447, 448, and 451D to use the new board name.

Legislative Description

Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene; Dentistry

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Aquino, Awana, Cullen, Fale, Hanohano, Har, Ito, Jordan, Kawakami, McDermott, Oshiro, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamane voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai, Thielen excused (2).

3/19/2014

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce3/19/2014
Health3/6/2014
Commerce and Consumer Protection1/21/2014

Full Bill Text

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