THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2926

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO DENTISTRY.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The board of dental examiners shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to establish a regulatory structure for the regulation of dental assistants in Hawaii via the following certification options that shall establish educational criteria and permitted duties:

     (1)  Basic-level dental assistants;

     (2)  Qualified dental assistants, who shall have:

(A)  Graduated from high school or earned a general equivalency diploma; and

(B)  Successfully passed the Certified Dental Assistant certification examination administered by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.; and

     (3)  Advanced-qualified dental assistants, who shall have:

(A)  Graduated from high school or earned a general equivalency diploma;

(B)  Successfully passed the Certified Dental Assistant certification examination administered by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.; and

(C)  Received expanded function training in duties as specified in rules adopted by the board.

     SECTION 2.  No later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2019, the board of dental examiners shall submit to the legislature a report detailing its progress towards adopting rules pursuant to section 1 of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.



 

Report Title:

Board of Dental Examiners; Rules; Dental Assistants

 

Description:

Requires the Board of Dental Examiners to adopt rules to establish a regulatory structure for the regulation of dental assistants in Hawaii.  (SB2926 HD2)

 

 

 

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