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Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 2. Business § 448-14.5

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

<This section is suspended through the COVID-19 disaster emergency relief period. See the Nineteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency signed on April 9, 2021 (2021 HI EO P21-02), and executive actions issued subsequent thereto.>

(a) No dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter who engages in the practice of dentistry shall permit a person or entity, other than a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter, to directly or indirectly own, direct, control, or interfere with the licensee's practice of dentistry; provided that this section shall not apply to the State or any county, any legally incorporated eleemosynary dispensary or infirmary, private school, or welfare center.

(b) A licensed dentist shall not permit a non-dentist to:

(1) Direct or interfere with the licensee's clinical judgment and competent practice of dentistry;

(2) Select a course of treatment for a patient, the procedures or materials to be used as part of the course of treatment, and the manner in which such course of treatment is carried out by the licensee;

(3) Exercise control of the patient's records; or

(4) Prohibit or limit access to the dental office, facilities, and equipment necessary to provide service to the licensee's patients.

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