STAND. COM. REP. NO. 444

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 113

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committees on Health and Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 113 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DENTISTS,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Board of Dental Examiners to revoke or suspend the license of a dentist for false or misleading advertising.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Dental Association and one individual.  Testimony in opposition to this measure was received from the Board of Dental Examiners.  Written testimony presented to your Committees may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Your Committees find that this measure will strengthen the current statutes regarding sanctions for the false or misleading advertising of licensed dentists who advertise a specialty practice without possessing the appropriate credentials.  The Board of Dental Examiners has submitted testimony stating that they are currently working on rules to further clarify this matter.  However, your Committees find that this measure will remedy the above stated concerns in a more efficient manner.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Commerce and Consumer Protection that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 113 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Commerce and Consumer Protection,

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair