S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3849
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, McDONOUGH, BARRA, RAIA, ALFANO, SALADINO,
McKEVITT, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY,
BURLING, CROUCH, FIELDS, MILLER, THIELE, TOBACCO, TOWNSEND, WEISENBERG
-- 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 26 to read as follows:
26. 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.
LBD01745-01-9