Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 211.190 to make water fluoridation programs optional; allow the governing bodies of water systems subject to regulation by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to decide whether they participate in water fluoridation programs; provide that a water fluoridation program in place on the effective date of the Act continues until action is taken by its governing body to end its participation; provide that any decision regarding participation in a water fluoridation program made by the governing body of a water system shall be binding on all water systems it supplies.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- M. Marzian

Summary Require the governing board of a water system that elects to terminate a fluoridation treatment program reimburse the Department for Medicaid Services for utilization costs of Medicaid-covered dental services above the costs for the year preceding the termination each state fiscal year.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- M. Hart

Summary Require that the legislative body of a local government entity with jurisdiction over a water system be solely responsible for determining the water system's participation in water fluoridation established by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 211.190
Current: 211.190