SP0349
LD 1161
Session - 129th Maine Legislature
 
LR 1715
Item 1
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

An Act To Restrict the Use of Mercury in Dental Fillings in State-funded Dental Procedures

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §18394  is enacted to read:

§ 18394 State-funded mercury amalgam fillings prohibited

Beginning January 1, 2020, a dentist or a dental office may not place a mercury amalgam filling in a tooth as part of a procedure that is covered by any dental care program funded or partially funded by the State.

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits the use of mercury amalgam fillings as part of a procedure covered by any dental care program funded or partially funded by the State.


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