Report Title:

Dentists; Exam

Description:

Repeals temporary provisions relating to regional examinations for dentists.  (SB55 HD2)

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	55
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 2

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO DENTISTRY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 448-9.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§448-9.4[]]  American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) examination; regional examinations.  [Once the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) examination is available and approved by the board, an] An applicant shall take and pass the ADEX examination, and neither the state examination nor any regional examination shall be accepted[; provided that an applicant who has taken a regional examination after February 1, 2004, but prior to the availability of the ADEX examination shall be deemed to have met the board's examination requirement if the applicant passes the exam]."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.