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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to dental assistants.
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, who shall have graduated from high school or earned a general equivalency diploma;
(2) Certified dental assistants, who shall have:
(A) Graduated from high school or earned a general equivalency diploma; and
(B) Successfully passed the 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 certification examination administered by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.; and
(C) Received training in the application of pit and fissure sealants or advanced remediable intra-oral dental tasks.
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 the rules adopted pursuant to section 1 of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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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.
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