Bill Text: HI SB2799 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Supervision Of Licensed Dental Hygienists In A Public Health Setting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-07-10 - Act 139, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240). [SB2799 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SB2799-Amended.html
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2799 |
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION OF LICENSED DENTAL HYGIENISTS IN A PUBLIC HEALTH SETTING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 447-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
"(d)
A licensed dental hygienist may operate under the supervision as provided in
section 447-1(f), of any licensed dentist providing dental services in a
public health setting. General
supervision is permitted in a public health setting; provided that the
supervising licensed dentist is available for consultation; provided further that
a licensed dental hygienist shall not perform any irreversible procedure or
administer any intra-oral block anesthesia under general supervision. In a public health setting, the supervising
licensed dentist shall be responsible for all delegated acts and procedures
performed by a licensed dental hygienist.
As used in this subsection, "public health setting" includes but
is not limited to dental services in a legally incorporated eleemosynary
dental dispensary or infirmary, private or public school, welfare
center, community center, public housing, hospital, nursing home, adult
day care center or assisted living facility, mental institution, nonprofit
health clinic[,] or facility, or the State or any county. [A] Notwithstanding section
447-1(f), a licensed dental hygienist under the general supervision of a
licensed dentist employed in a public health setting may perform dental
education, dental screenings, teeth cleanings, x-rays, intra-oral or
extra-oral photographs, and fluoride applications[.] on
individuals who are not yet patients of record, have not yet been examined by a
licensed dentist, or do not have a treatment plan. Other permissible duties
shall be pre-screened and authorized by a supervising licensed dentist, subject
to the dentist's determination that the equipment and facilities are
appropriate and satisfactory to carry out the recommended treatment plan. A licensed dental hygienist shall take
feasible actions to refer individuals that are seen in a public health setting
to a dental home. No direct
reimbursements shall be provided to licensed dental hygienists."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.
Report Title:
Licensed Dental Hygienists; Public Health Setting; Supervision
Description:
Allows licensed dental hygienists to practice under the general or direct supervision of any licensed dentist providing dental services in a public health setting. (SD1)
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