RELATING TO DENTAL ASSISTANTS.
Summary
Establishes minimum requirements for all dental assistants hired on or after 7/1/2018. Requires dental assistants employed on or after 7/1/2018 to successfully complete the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.'s (DANB) National Entry Level Dental Assistant certification within three years of first being hired. Requires dental assistants with four or more years' experience to apply or register for the DANB's Certified Dental Assistant certification. Exempts dental assistants with more than ten years' experience from having to obtain a Certified Dental Assistant certification, but requires these dental assistants to hold a cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification and pass the DANB's Infection Control examination within two years. (SD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2018
Last action Apr 16, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Apr 10, 2018
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 6, 2018
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 566) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Ihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Espero, Nishihara.
upper
Mar 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-18 9:15AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to CPH.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 319).
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole.
lower
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
lower
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 543-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson.
lower
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 166-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Choy, Cachola, Fukumoto, Ito, LoPresti, Onishi, Tokioka, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 26, 2018
Committee
Referred to IAC, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 8
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2018
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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