Bill Text: HI SB162 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Dentistry Licenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-22 - Act 100, 06/22/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1201). [SB162 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SB162-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO DENTISTRY LICENSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 447-1.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The board of dentistry may issue, without
examination, a community service license to practice dental hygiene in the
employment of a federally qualified health center, Native Hawaiian health care
system, community health center, or post-secondary dental auxiliary
training program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on
Dental Accreditation. Community service
licensees under this section shall abide by the requirements and conditions
placed upon those fully licensed under this chapter.
Eligible candidates shall:
(1) Provide copies of documentation and credentials that include but are not limited to:
(A) A diploma or certificate of graduation from a dental hygiene college accredited by or that has a reciprocal agreement with the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, recognized and approved by the board; and
(B) Either of the following:
(i) A certificate or other evidence satisfactory to the board of having
passed the examination of the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination[,]
within five years of the date of request; or
(ii) Evidence of active clinical dental hygiene practice of not less than one thousand hours per year for the three years immediately prior to the date of request;
(2) Provide a copy of an active, unrestricted dental hygiene practice license from another state;
(3) Disclose to the board of dentistry all previous and pending legal or regulatory action relating to claims of malpractice, personal, or professional misconduct; and
(4) Pay applicable registration fees, which shall be one half of the prevailing biennial registration fee for dental hygienists.
No person who after July 2, 2004, has failed to pass the license examination administered under this chapter may be issued a community service dental hygiene license."
SECTION 2. Section 448-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§448-9 Application for licensure. Any person of eighteen years or more shall be eligible for licensure upon submission of:
(1) An application to the executive officer of the board not later than forty-five days prior to the date of the scheduled examination;
(2) Application and examination fees; and
(3) Documentation and credentials that shall include but are not limited to the following:
(A) A diploma or certificate of graduation from a dental college accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, recognized and approved by the board; and
(B) A
certificate or other evidence satisfactory to the board of having passed parts
I and II of the National Board Dental Examination[.] or the
Integrated National Board Dental Examination."
SECTION 3. Section 448-9.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The board of dentistry may issue, without
examination, a community service license to practice dentistry in the
employment of the department of health, a federally qualified health center,
Native Hawaiian health systems center, community health center, or
post-secondary dental auxiliary training program accredited by the American
Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation. Community service licensees under this
section shall abide by the requirements and conditions placed upon those fully
licensed under this chapter.
Eligible
candidates shall:
(1) Provide copies of documentation and
credentials that include but are not limited to:
(A) A diploma or certificate of graduation from a
dental college accredited by or that has a reciprocal agreement with
the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, recognized
and approved by the board; and
(B) Either of the following:
(i) A certificate or other evidence satisfactory
to the board of having passed part II of the National Board Dental Examination or
the Integrated National Board Dental Examination within five years of the
date of request; or
(ii) Evidence of active practice of clinical
dentistry of not less than one thousand hours per year for the three years
immediately prior to the date of request;
(2) Provide a copy of an active, unrestricted
dental practice license from another state;
(3) Disclose to the board of dentistry all
previous and pending legal or regulatory action relating to claims of
malpractice, or personal or professional misconduct; and
(4) Pay applicable registration fees, which shall
be one half of the prevailing biennial registration fee for dentistry.
No person who after July 2, 2004,
has failed to pass the license examination administered under this chapter
shall have the benefit of a community service dental license."
SECTION 4. Section 448-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"[[](b)[]] The board of dentistry may issue a temporary
license without examination to any person otherwise qualified to be examined,
who is enrolled in a post-doctoral residency program that is accredited and
recognized by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental
Accreditation. Eligible candidates
include graduates from a dental college accredited by or has a
reciprocal agreement with the American Dental Association
Commission on Dental Accreditation, recognized and approved by the board.
The temporary license shall authorize
the person to whom the license is issued to practice dentistry exclusively
under the auspices of the dental residency program and shall be in force until
the earliest of the following occurs:
(1) The date the person completes or leaves the
residency program; or
(2) The
date on which the board revokes the temporary license;
provided
that the board may revoke the temporary license at any time for cause."
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on December 31, 2050.
Report Title:
Dentistry; Dental Hygiene; Community Service License; Temporary License
Description:
Allows the Board of Dentistry to issue without examination, a community service license to practice dental hygiene in the employment of a community health center and allows eligible candidates to submit as documentation and credentials, diplomas and certificates of graduation from a dental hygiene college or dental college that has a reciprocal agreement with the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, recognized and approved by the Board. Allows an applicant for a license as a dentist to submit a certificate or other evidence satisfactory to the Board of Dentistry that the applicant has passed the Integrated National Board Dental Examination. Allows the Board to issue without examination, a community service license to practice dentistry in the employment of a community health center and allows eligible candidates to submit as documentation and credentials, diplomas and certificates of graduation from a dental hygiene college or dental college that has a reciprocal agreement with the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, recognized and approved by the Board, and certificates or other evidence satisfactory to the Board of having passed the Integrated National Board Dental Examination. Allows the Board to issue without examination, a temporary license to practice dentistry exclusively under the auspices of a dental residency program, to graduates from a dental college that has a reciprocal agreement with the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, recognized and approved by the Board. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)
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