Bill Text: PA HB584 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Providing for fluoridation of public water.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-24 - Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [HB584 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB584-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  641

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

584

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, ADOLPH, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, W. KELLER AND MICCARELLI, FEBRUARY 24, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, FEBRUARY 24, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Providing for fluoridation of public water.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Short title.

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This act shall be known and may be cited as the Community

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Water Fluoridation Act.

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Section 2.  Purpose.

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Because community water fluoridation is lauded by the Centers

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for Disease Control as one of the ten most significant public

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health achievements of the 20th century, it is the purpose of

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this act to provide this preventive measure that will reduce

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dental disease and contain health care costs. This act will

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benefit all Pennsylvanians, especially those who do not have

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regular dental care. This act will also help to reduce the

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52,000,000 hours lost by children who miss school due to

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toothaches and other oral health complications.

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Section 3.  Fluoride content of water.

 


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Whenever the fluoride content of water served by public water

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suppliers to 500 domestic water connections or more is less than

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0.7 milligrams per liter of fluoride, the person, association,

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firm, corporation, authority or municipality having jurisdiction

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over the supply shall add a measured amount of fluoride to the

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water so as to maintain a fluoride content of between 0.7

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milligrams per liter and 1.2 milligrams per liter, in accordance

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with regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental

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Protection in consultation with the Department of Health, and at

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a level recommended by the United States Public Health Service

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and the Environmental Protection Agency. The Department of

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Environmental Protection shall enforce this act commencing one

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year after the effective date of this act.

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Section 4.  Effective date.

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This act shall take effect in 120 days.

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