04/10/2006 09:00 AM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 93                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating  to dentists and dental  hygienists and                                                                   
     the  Board  of Dental  Examiners;  establishing  certain                                                                   
     committees  for  the  discipline   and  peer  review  of                                                                   
     dentists; excluding the adjudicatory  proceedings of the                                                                   
     Board of  Dental Examiners  and its committees  from the                                                                   
     Administrative  Procedure Act and from  the jurisdiction                                                                   
     of the office of administrative  hearings; and providing                                                                   
     for an effective date."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Foster MOVED to  ADOPT the  work draft  to HB
, labeled  24-LS0384\3,  Mischel, 3/1/06.   There  being NO                                                                   
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HEATH HILYARD, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE  TOM ANDERSON, explained                                                                   
changes in  the new CS.   The bill establishes a  peer review                                                                   
committee  and  process for  disciplinary  sanctions  against                                                                   
dentists and dental hygienists.   Over the last year a number                                                                   
of amendments were  developed.  Members of the  Alaska Dental                                                                   
Society  brought   the  bill  to  the   sponsor's  attention,                                                                   
regarding the disciplinary review  process.  He referred to a                                                                   
"Summary of  Changes" packet in  the members' files  (copy on                                                                   
file).  The changes found in the  new CS are on page 4, lines                                                                   
19-27, page 5,  line 30, page 7, lines 2-7, page  7, line 12,                                                                   
page 9, line 14,  page 9, line 26, page 9,  line 30, page 10,                                                                   
line 14, and page 10, line 23.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB  93   was  heard  and   HELD  in  Committee   for  further                                                                   
consideration.