03/28/2022 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

          HB 111-DENTAL HYGIENIST ADVANCED PRAC PERMIT                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:35:55 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO announced  the consideration of CS  FOR HOUSE BILL                                                               
NO. 111(FIN) "An Act relating  to the practice of dental hygiene;                                                               
relating  to advanced  practice  permits  for dental  hygienists;                                                               
relating to dental  assistants; prohibiting unfair discrimination                                                               
under  group  health insurance  against  a  dental hygienist  who                                                               
holds   an  advanced   practice  permit;   relating  to   medical                                                               
assistance  for dental  hygiene  services; and  providing for  an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COSTELLO noted  that this was the second  hearing and there                                                               
was  a Senate  Committee Substitute  (SCS) for  the committee  to                                                               
consider.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:36:24 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MICCICHE moved  to adopt the work  draft Senate Committee                                                               
Substitute  (SCS) for  HB  111, work  order  32-LS0480\G, as  the                                                               
working document.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:36:42 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO objected for an explanation of the changes.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:36:51 PM                                                                                                                    
KATIE  MCCALL,   Staff,  Senator   Mia  Costello,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau, Alaska,  explained  that  the changes  from                                                               
version I to version G for HB 111 are as follows:                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 6,  line 18  the term  "and Social  Services" is  removed to                                                               
reflect the recent  split of the Department of  Health and Social                                                               
Services into two separate departments.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:37:24 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COSTELLO   removed  her  objection.  Finding   no  further                                                               
objection, she stated  that version G was adopted.  She asked the                                                               
sponsor's  staff  if  she  would   like  to  comment  before  the                                                               
committee took action on the bill.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:37:36 PM                                                                                                                    
CHELSEA WARD-WALLER, Staff,  Representative Ivy Spohnholz, Alaska                                                               
State  Legislature,  Juneau,  Alaska,  stated  that  the  sponsor                                                               
supports  the changes  in  the SCS  for HB  111.  She noted  that                                                               
version G also changes the  effective date for the regulations to                                                               
be  after July  1,  2022, which  is the  effective  date for  the                                                               
split.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:38:14 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MICCICHE moved  to report  the  SCS for  CSHB 111,  work                                                               
order    32-LS0480\G,    from     committee    with    individual                                                               
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:38:32 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COSTELLO found  no  objection and  SCS  CSHB 111(L&C)  was                                                               
reported from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.