CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 346(L&C)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the licensure of dentists."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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Vice-Chair  Bishop  detailed  that the  committee  had  last                                                                    
heard  the bill  on April  24, 2018  when it  had considered                                                                    
public testimony and reviewed the fiscal note.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Micciche MOVED  to ADOPT  the committee  substitute                                                                    
for   CSHB  346(L&C),   Work  Draft   30-LS1409\J  (Radford,                                                                    
2/25/18).                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Bishop OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
JULI LUCKY,  STAFF, SENATOR ANNA  MACKINNON relayed  that in                                                                    
the  previous  bill  hearing the  department  had  noted  it                                                                    
needed  authorization  to  approve  regulations,  a  delayed                                                                    
effective  date, and  an immediate  effective  date for  the                                                                    
regulations change.  The CS incorporated the  changes, which                                                                    
necessitated  the   additions  of   Sections  3   through  5                                                                    
beginning on  page 2, line 28  through the end of  the bill.                                                                    
There  had  been no  additional  changes  to the  bill.  She                                                                    
detailed  that the  changes would  require  a title  change,                                                                    
which  had  been  approved by  the  bill  sponsor.  Co-Chair                                                                    
MacKinnon's office had been working  on the changes with the                                                                    
sponsor. She confirmed with the  department that there would                                                                    
be no change to the fiscal note.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Bishop WITHDREW  his OBJECTION.  There being  NO                                                                    
further OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:18:07 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SAM  KITO, SPONSOR, appreciated the  work the                                                                    
committee  had  done  on  the bill.  The  objective  of  the                                                                    
legislation  was to  provide opportunities  for dentists  to                                                                    
address situations where they had  an emergency and were not                                                                    
able to provide services to  their patients. The bill opened                                                                    
a  temporary license  that would  allow dentists  to solicit                                                                    
support from dentists who may  not be licensed in Alaska for                                                                    
temporary periods  not to exceed  240 days. He spoke  to the                                                                    
importance of the legislation and  detailed it was supported                                                                    
by the  Dental Society and  the Alaska Dental Board.  He was                                                                    
supportive of the changes in the CS.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche  MOVED to REPORT  SCS CSHB 346(FIN)  out of                                                                    
committee  with  individual   recommendations  and  attached                                                                    
fiscal note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 346(FIN)  was REPORTED out of committee  with a "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendation  and  with  one  previously  published                                                                    
fiscal impact note: FN 1(CED).                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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RECONVENED