Dental Laboratory Registration Bill Signed Into Law in Minnesota
Posted May 18, 2012 in Industry News
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (seated) signs the Minnesota Dental Laboratory Registration Bill into law. Looking on are (from l. to r.): Sheryle Hazard, CAE, Executive Director, MDLA; Todd Mayclin, CDT, MDLA Vice President; John Maguire, Maguire Refining, MDLA Boardmember; and Gary Iocco, MDLA President.
After four years, 17 amendments, countless committee debates, and initial resistance from the state dental association and board of dentistry, bill SF288--requiring dental laboratories to register and disclose material content and country of origin--was signed into law by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton in May.
Effective January 1, 2013, all laboratories in Minnesota must register with the Minnesota Board of Dentistry; the initial registration fee is $50 for the first two years and $25 for every subsequent two years.
In addition, the law requires all laboratories in the state to provide the following information to the dentist to be stored in the patient's record (Minnesota dentists using an out-of-state lab must obtain the same information from that lab):
Material content of the restoration and confirmation that FDA-compliant materials were used.
The country of origin where the restoration--in whole or in part--was fabricated, including...
Laura Sheppard
