Bill Text: CT HB05350 | 2016 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Department Of Public Health's Recommendations On Fluoridation Of The Public Water Supply.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-02 - Signed by the Governor [HB05350 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2016-HB05350-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 5350 | ||
February Session, 2016 |
LCO No. 1376 | ||
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON FLUORIDATION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 19a-38 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
[Wherever the fluoride content of public water supplies serving] A water company, as defined in section 25-32a, that serves twenty thousand or more persons [supplies less than eight-tenths of a milligram per liter of fluoride, the person, firm, corporation or municipality having jurisdiction over the supply] shall add a measured amount of fluoride to the water supply so as to maintain a fluoride content [of between eight-tenths of a milligram per liter and one and two-tenths milligrams per liter] that is not more than one-tenth of a milligram per liter different than the United States Department of Health and Human Services' most recent recommendation for optimal fluoride levels in drinking water to prevent tooth decay.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2016 |
19a-38 |
PH |
Joint Favorable |