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HI SB371
Bill
Status
3/7/2017
Primary Sponsor
Rosalyn Baker
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AI Summary
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Increases Board of Dental Examiners membership from 12 to 13 members by adding one additional dental hygienist position.
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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).
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Specifies that public health dentistry experience is a desirable but not mandatory qualification for at least one dentist board member.
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Maintains existing requirements of 8 practicing dentists on the board with specific county representation (one each from Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai; five from Honolulu).
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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