Hawaii
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Updated: 5/1/2018
Summary Dentist
Renewal Deadline: December 31st Odd Years
Renewal Period: 2 Years
Required Hours: 35
State Mandated CE Courses: 3 hrs Ethics, 4 hrs BLS/HCP
Limits on Courses: 50% required to be clinical courses, max 4 hrs of volunteer hours, course in estate planning, membership, marketing, business, personal financial planning, investments are not elidible.
Summary RDH
Renewal Deadline: December 31st Odd Years
Renewal Period: 2 Years
Required Hours: 35
State Mandated CE Courses: 2 hrs Ethics, 4 hrs BLS/HCP
Limits on Courses: 50% required to be clinical courses, max 4 hrs of volunteer hours, course in estate planning, membership, marketing, business, personal financial planning, investments are not elidible.
Hawaii Administrative Rules 16-79-14
SUBCHAPTER 14
CONTINUING EDUCATION
§16-79-140 Purpose. The rules in this part are intended to effectuate the provisions of section 448-8.5, HRS, relating to the CE program requirements. [Eff and comp 2/9/02; am and comp 1/27/14; comp 8/22/16] (Auth: HRS §448-6) (Imp: HRS §§448-6, 448-8.5)
§16-79-141 Continuing education categories. (a) All eligible CE categories shall be relevant to the care and treatment of patients and shall consist of the following required categories:
(1) Clinical courses:
(A) Shall be directly related to the provision of oral health care and treatment of patients;
(B) Shall be comprised of more than one half of the required CE hours per biennium for each dentist; and
(C) Shall be comprised of more than one half of the required CE hours per biennium for each dental hygienist;
(2) BLS courses:
(A) Shall be completed, continuously current, and include a hands-on component;
(B) Shall be sponsored by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or from a sponsoring organization approved pursuant to section 16-79-143;
(C) Shall be a Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course;
(D) A dentist administering general anesthesia or moderate sedation shall be required to complete the Advanced Cardiac Life Support course or if treating pediatric patients, the Pediatric Advanced Life Support course; provided that both courses shall be completed if the dentist is treating pediatric patients and minors thirteen years or older;
(E) Shall be limited to a maximum of four CE hours per biennium; and
(F) All BLS courses shall not be credited toward fulfilling the clinical course requirements of subsection (a)(1)(B) or (C);
(3) Ethics courses:
(A) Ethics course of at least two hours per biennium for dental hygienists; and
(B) Ethics course of at least three hours per year for dentists;
(b) Other eligible categories include:
(1) Non-clinical courses which are related to the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene including, but not limited to, patient management, practice management, ethics and the law;
(2) Volunteer hours:
(A) Participation in the promotion of oral health;
(B) Participation in the licensure examination calibration; and
(C) Shall be limited to a maximum of four CE hours per biennium;
(3) Didactic, clinical or non-clinical oral health instructor's hours shall be limited to a maximum of two CE hours per biennium; and
(4) Attendance hours:
(A) During any convention of the ADA and its recognized component organizations or the ADHA and its recognized component organizations; and
(B) Shall be limited to a maximum of two CE hours per biennium.
(c) Courses in estate planning, membership, marketing, business, personal financial planning, and investments shall not be eligible CE categories.
(d) Licensees may satisfy the CE program requirements in the required categories listed in subsection (a)(1) or in the other eligible categories listed in subsection (b) through computer, correspondence courses, or courses presented via other media, such as audio and video tape recording; provided that those courses do not comprise more than eight CE hours. [Eff and comp 2/9/02; am and comp 1/27/14; am and comp 8/22/16] (Auth: HRS §448-6) (Imp: HRS §§448-6, 448 8.5)
§16-79-142 Approved sponsoring organizations. Licensees shall comply with the CE program requirements by completing the requisite number of hours from courses offered by the following sponsoring organizations approved by the board, provided the courses meet the eligibility requirements of section 16-79-141:
(1) Academy of General Dentistry approved CE providers;
(2) Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education certified CE providers;
(3) ADA and its recognized specialty organizations;
(4) ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program approved CE providers;
(5) ADHA;
(6) American Academy of Dental Hygiene;
(7) American Council on Pharmaceutical Education;
(8) American Heart Association;
(9) American Medical Association;
(10) American Red Cross;
(11) CODA accredited programs;
(12) Dental assistant programs as approved by the board;
(13) Hawaii Department of Health;
(14) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations accredited hospitals;
(15) Regional and state testing agencies as it relates to the courses and calibration sessions;
(16) State dental associations and their component dental societies; and
(17) State dental hygienists' associations and their components. [Eff and comp 2/9/02; am and comp 1/27/14; comp 8/22/16] (Auth: HRS §448-6) (Imp: HRS §§448-6, 448-8.5)
§16-79-143 Requirements for approval by the board. (a) Sponsoring organizations who are not listed in section 16-79-142, shall be required to apply to the board on a form prescribed by the board prior to the course event. The sponsoring organization shall comply with all requirements, policies, and standards set forth by the board.
(b) Courses shall comply with the provisions in section 16-79-141. Sponsoring organizations shall submit the following:
(1) A detailed outline which provides course content, total hours of the course, and clearly breaks down the amount of time spent on each portion of the course and the direct relation to patient care; and
(2) A curriculum vitae of each instructor of the course.
(c) A certificate of attendance shall be issued to each attendee and include the following:
(1) Name of sponsoring organization;
(2) Course or program title and date;
(3) Course or program approval number;
(4) Number of CE hours; and
(5) Name of attendee. [Eff and comp 2/9/02; am and comp 1/27/14; comp 8/22/16] (Auth: HRS §448-6) (Imp: HRS §§448-6, 448-8.5)
§16-79-144 Biennial renewal. At the time of the biennial renewal, not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered year, each licensee shall have completed the CE program requirements for the two calendar years preceding the renewal date as follows:
(1) Licensed dentist:
(A) Dentists initially licensed in the first year of the biennium shall have completed sixteen CE hours;
(B) Dentists initially licensed in the second year of the biennium shall not be required to complete any CE hours; and
(C) All other dentists shall have completed thirty-two CE hours.
(D) In addition to subsections (A), (B), or (C) above, after January 1, 2016, each licensee who is a dentist shall complete at least three hours of ethics training per year.
(2) Licensed dental hygienist:
(A) Dental hygienists initially licensed in the first year of the biennium shall have completed ten CE hours;
(B) Dental hygienists initially licensed in the second year of the biennium shall not be required to complete any CE hours; and
(C) All other dental hygienists shall have completed twenty CE hours.
(3) Except as provided in section 16-79-147, the failure of a licensee to present evidence of compliance with the CE program requirements shall constitute a forfeiture of license, which may be restored pursuant to section 16-79-3.1. [Eff and comp 2/9/02; am and comp 1/27/14; am and comp 8/22/16] (Auth: HRS §448-6) (Imp: HRS §§448-6, 448-8.5)
§16-79-145 Record keeping. (a) Licensees shall maintain original documentation showing evidence of attendance for four years after completion of any CE course.
(b) Evidence of attendance from the sponsoring organization approved by the board may include the following:
(1) The certificate of attendance;
(2) The name of the licensee;
(3) The name of the eligible course or program;
(4) The name of the sponsoring organization;
(5) The date and place where the course or program was held; and
(6) The number of the eligible credit hours. [Eff and comp 2/9/02; am and comp 1/27/14; comp 8/22/16] (Auth: HRS §448-6) (Imp: HRS §§448-6, 448-8.5)
§16-79-146 Certification of compliance and audit. (a) At the time of renewal, each licensee shall certify on the renewal application that the licensee has satisfied all of the CE requirements. (b) The board may audit and shall require any licensee to submit copies of the original documents or evidence of attendance to be attached to the summary form provided by the board. The board may require additional evidence demonstrating the licensee's compliance with the CE requirements. [Eff and comp 2/9/02; am and comp 1/27/14; comp 8/22/16] (Auth: HRS §448-6) (Imp: HRS §§448-6, 448-8.5)
§16-79-147 Waiver or modification of requirements. (a) Any licensee seeking renewal of license without full compliance of the CE requirements shall submit:
(1) A written request for waiver or modification of the CE requirements, with an explanation why the waiver or modification is being sought; and
(2) Other supporting documents.
(b) The board may grant a waiver or modification of the CE requirements based on:
(1) Full time service in the armed forces of the United States;
(2) An incapacitating illness documented by a licensed physician;
(3) Being disabled and unable to practice dentistry or dental hygiene documented by a licensed physician;
(4) Being retired from practice and not performing any dental or dental hygiene services; or
(5) Undue hardship or any other extenuating circumstances. [Eff and comp 2/9/02; am and comp 1/27/14; comp 8/22/16] (Auth: HRS §448-6) (Imp: HRS §§448-6, 448-8.5)
§16-79-148 Penalty for false certification. A false certification to the board by a licensee shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and chapters 447 and 448, HRS, as applicable, and subject the licensee to disciplinary proceedings." [Eff and comp 2/9/02; am and comp 1/27/14; comp 8/22/16] (Auth: HRS §448-6) (Imp: HRS §§448-6, 448-8.5)