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Assembly Bill A8145

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the application of topical fluoride varnish to a child's teeth by a parent or legal guardian

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2025-A8145 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6759
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6610, Ed L

2025-A8145 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the application of topical fluoride varnish to a child's teeth by a parent or legal guardian provided that such application is done under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner.

2025-A8145 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8145
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the appli-
   cation of topical fluoride varnish to a child's teeth by a  parent  or
   legal guardian
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6610 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  THE  APPLICATION OF TOPICAL FLUORIDE VARNISH TO A CHILD'S TEETH BY
 SUCH CHILD'S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN, PROVIDED THAT SUCH APPLICATION IS
 DONE UNDER THE DIRECTION AND  SUPERVISION  OF  A  LICENSED  PRACTITIONER
 AUTHORIZED  TO  APPLY  TOPICAL FLUORIDE VARNISH. A LICENSED PRACTITIONER
 ACTING WITHIN THEIR SCOPE OF PRACTICE  MAY  PRESCRIBE  TOPICAL  FLUORIDE
 VARNISH  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION PROVIDED THAT SUCH PRACTI-
 TIONER DISPENSES WRITTEN SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS  TO  THE  PARENT  OR  LEGAL
 GUARDIAN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11178-01-5

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