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
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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] Notwithstanding section
447-1(f), a licensed dental hygienist may operate under the general 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 dental services in a legally incorporated
eleemosynary dental dispensary or infirmary, private school, welfare center,
hospital, nursing home, adult day care center or assisted living facility,
mental institution, nonprofit health clinic, 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, intra-oral or extra-oral
photographs, x-rays if indicated, 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 refer
individuals who are seen in a public health setting to a dental facility for
further dental care. No direct
reimbursements shall be provided to licensed dental hygienists.
As
used in this subsection:
(1) "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;
and
(2) "General
supervision" means the supervising licensed dentist is available for
consultation and shall be responsible for all delegated acts and procedures
performed by a licensed dental hygienist."
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, 3000.
Report Title:
Licensed Dental Hygienists; Public Health Setting; Supervision
Description:
Allows licensed dental hygienists to practice under the general supervision of any licensed dentist providing dental services in a public health setting. (SB2799 HD1)
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
