Bill Text: PA HB979 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for a patient education brochure concerning mercury amalgam.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-18 - Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [HB979 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB979-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1133
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 979 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY BRADFORD, KORTZ, MANN, PALLONE, SIPTROTH AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 18, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 18, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), entitled "An
act relating to dentistry; defining and providing for the
licensing and registration of dentists and dental hygienists,
and for the revocation and suspension of such licenses and
registrations, subject to appeal, and for their
reinstatement; defining the powers and duties of the State
Dental Council and Examining Board and the Department of
Public Instruction; providing penalties; and repealing
existing laws," providing for a patient education brochure
concerning mercury amalgam.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as
The Dental Law, is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 11.10. Patient Information Brochures.--(a) The
Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of
Environmental Protection, shall create a patient education
brochure concerning all of the following:
(1) Mercury in amalgam fillings.
(2) Health and environmental concerns with using amalgam
fillings.
(3) Cavities and tooth decay and what a patient can do to
avoid fillings.
(4) Talking with your dentist about getting a tooth filled.
(5) Choices a patient has for filling materials.
(b Upon completion and distribution of the brochure created
under subsection (a), all dental offices within this
Commonwealth shall notify and make available the brochure.
(c) A form shall be signed by the patient indicating that
the patient education brochure was made available to the
patient. The form shall be similar to a sample form designed by
the Department of Health.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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