GroundRules
← Search the law
Hawaii · Snapshot open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 448-14.5: Prohibition on ownership and interference.

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. HI Code
  2. Division 2
  3. Title 25
  4. Chapter 448

(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.

Collected 2026-09-14T18:32:11Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection