SB 481

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 10, 2025.

Board of Dentistry; Community Service License; Accreditation; Unrestricted Dental Practice License; Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-481
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee HHS, CPN
Senate failed 2025-02-10
Summary

Allows a dental graduate from a dental college accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada to be an eligible candidate for a community service license (CSL). Repeals the requirement that the licensing examinations be completed within five years of a request for a CSL. Repeals the requirement that a CSL applicant provide a copy of an active, unrestricted dental practice license form another state. Repeals the prohibition against a person who failed the license examination from obtaining a CSL. Requires a CSL to be eligible for conversion to an unrestricted dental practice license when a dental provider who holds a CSL completes at least five thousand hours of community service to patients in the State.

Sponsor
Joy A. San Buenaventura
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-02-10 Status failed
2025-02-10 Latest Action The committee on HHS deferred the measure.
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