Missouri HB 1621: Requires public water systems and public water supply districts that intend to start or stop fluoridation of their water supply on a continuing basis to seek and receive information about the impact of fluoridation from the local health department

Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1621
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE JUSTUS.
3628H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 640.136, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
public water fluoridation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 640.136, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 640.136, to read as follows:
640.136. 1. Any public water system, as defined in section 640.102, or public
2 water supply district, as described in chapter 247, that intends to start or stop
3 fluoridation of its water supply on a continuing basis shall seek and receive information
4 about the impact of public water fluoridation from the local health department.
5 2. Any public water system or public water supply district that receives
6 information under subsection 1 of this section shall notify the department of natural
7 resources and the department of health and senior services in order to certify that the
8 publicwater system or public water supplydistrict has sought andreceived information
9 about the impact of public water fluoridation from the local health department prior to
10 submitting notification of the public water system's or public water supply district's
11 intention to start or stop public water fluoridation on a continuing basis. Any public
12 water system, as defined in section 640.102, or public water supply district, as defined in
13 chapter 247, which intends to [make modifications to] start or stop fluoridation of its water
14 supplyon acontinuing basis shall notify thedepartmentof naturalresources,the department
15 of health and senior services, and its customers of its intentions at least ninety days prior to
16 anyvoteonthematter. Thepublicwatersystemorpublicwatersupplydistrictshallnotifyits
17 customers via radio, television, newspaper, regular mail, electronic means, or any
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

18 combination of notification methods to most effectively notify customers at least ninety days
19 prior to any meeting at which the vote will occur. Any public water system or public water
20 supply district that violates the notification requirements of this section shall return the
21 fluoridationofitswatersupplytoits previousleveluntilpropernotificationisprovidedunder
22 the provisions of this section.
23 [2.] 3. In the case of an investor-owned water system, the entity calling for the
24 discussion of modifications to fluoridation shall be responsible for the provisions of this
25 section and all costs associated with compliance.
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