An Act To Prohibit the Use of Mercury Amalgams in Dental Procedures for Children, Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1093-A is enacted to read:
§ 1093-A. Mercury amalgam fillings; prohibition
A dentist may not knowingly use mercury or a mercury amalgam in any dental procedure involving a person 17 years of age or younger, a woman who is pregnant or a woman who is nursing a child.
summary
This bill prohibits a dentist from knowingly using mercury or a mercury amalgam in any dental procedure involving a person 17 years of age or younger, a woman who is pregnant or a woman who is nursing a child.