Assembly Actions -
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Apr 27, 2010 |
held for consideration in health |
Apr 13, 2010 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A10649
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MONTESANO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Andrew Raia
Thomas McKevitt
Joseph Saladino
2009-A10649 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง206, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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2009-A10649 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10649 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to oversight of dental laboratories and disclosure of the manufacturer of dental prosthetic devices PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To increase oversight of dental labora- tories and to provide consumers with the knowledge of where dental pros- thetics including crowns, veneers, bridges, dentures or implants are being manufactured prior to the consumer having dental surgery SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 27 JUSTIFICATION: Consumer protection and safety has and must remain a top priority of state government. Too often consumers who have undergone dental work including dental implants, crowns, veneers, bridges and dentures face serious complications weeks or even months later. This bill will provide greater oversight and will reduce the potential for complications by requiring that the manufacturer and location of manu- facturing be made aware to the consumer prior to the work being completed. Recently there have been news reports of a woman in Ohio who was sickened by the lead dental work that was used in a crown made in China. It is estimated that between 15 and 201 of all dental restoration work is outsourced. By outsourcing their work dental labs face a much lower cost, however, the safety of the consumer must be foremost and
2009-A10649 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10649 I N A S S E M B L Y April 13, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MONTESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to oversight of dental laboratories and disclosure of the manufacturer of dental pros- thetic devices THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 27 to read as follows: 27. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH QUALITY STANDARDS FOR DENTAL PROSTHETIC DEVICES SOLD IN THE STATE AND PRODUCED IN DENTAL LABORATORIES OR AT OTHER DENTAL MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES. THE COMMISSIONER IS ALSO AUTHOR- IZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING DISCLO- SURE TO DENTISTS AND DENTAL PATIENTS OF THE PLACE OF MANUFACTURE OF ANY DENTAL PROSTHETIC DEVICES USED BY THE DENTIST OR A PATIENT OF THE DENTIST. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01745-02-0
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