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HI SB371

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/7/2017

Primary Sponsor

Rosalyn Baker

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases Board of Dental Examiners membership from 12 to 13 members by adding one additional dental hygienist position.

  • Changes dental hygienist representation on the board from 2 to 3 members, with at least one required to be a resident of Hawaii, Maui, or Kauai counties (neighbor islands).

  • Specifies that public health dentistry experience is a desirable but not mandatory qualification for at least one dentist board member.

  • Maintains existing requirements of 8 practicing dentists on the board with specific county representation (one each from Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai; five from Honolulu).

  • Effective date: July 1, 2070.

Legislative Description

Relating To The Board Of Dentistry And Dental Hygiene.

Dental Hygienists

Last Action

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The recommendation was not adopted. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Todd, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 4 Noes: Representative(s) Ito, Say, Takayama, Yamane; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Aquino.

3/28/2017

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce3/24/2017
Health3/9/2017
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health1/23/2017

Full Bill Text

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