CHAPTER 96

HB 1251 - FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 1251

AN ACT relative to the use of mercury amalgam fillings by dentists.

SPONSORS: Rep. Lynde, Hills 24; Rep. Flanagan, Rock 14

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires dentists and the department of health and human services to provide information on restorative dental materials, and requires the department of environmental services to adopt rules for the disposal of mercury amalgam waste in an environmentally-appropriate manner.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

AN ACT relative to the use of mercury amalgam fillings by dentists.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

96:1 New Subdivision; Mercury Amalgam. Amend RSA 317-A by inserting after section 37 the following new subdivision:

Mercury Amalgam

317-A:38 Mercury Amalgam; Information. A dentist shall present patients having dental restorative procedures with a standardized pamphlet developed by the board in consultation with the department of health and human services regarding the risks and benefits of dental materials, including mercury amalgam, and shall discuss with the patient the choices of restorative dental materials prior to their use.

96:2 New Paragraph; Mercury Amalgam; Information. Amend RSA 126-A:3 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:

VI. The department shall provide information to the citizens of New Hampshire, within its existing resources, about the risks and benefits of dental restorative materials including the use of amalgam in children under the age of 6.

96:3 New Paragraph; Environmental Services; Mercury Amalgams. Amend RSA 485-A:4 by inserting after paragraph XVII the following new paragraph:

XVIII. To establish rules for dental offices relative to the use of environmentally appropriate disposal equipment for amalgam waste to trap and dispose of mercury.

96:4 New Paragraph; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 485-A:6 by inserting after paragraph XII the following new paragraph:

XIII. The disposal of dental office waste under RSA 485-A:4, XVIII.

96:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2003.

(Approved: May 3, 2002)

(Effective Date: January 1, 2003)