STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1576
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2009
RE: S.B. No. 426
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 426, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DENTISTRY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to improve access to dental services by allowing dentists participating in an accredited, post-doctoral dental residency program to obtain temporary licensure without examination for the duration of their enrollment in the residency program.
The Board of Dental Examiners, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Lanai Women's Center, Kokua Kalihi Valley, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.
Your Committee finds that this measure will facilitate the participation of newly graduated dentists in residency programs that improve access to dental services where critically needed.
Your Committee has amended this bill by making it effective upon its approval.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 426, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 426, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,
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____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair |
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