SB-0123, As Passed House, December 12, 2006

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 123

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by amending the heading of part 172 and

by adding section 17204.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

PART 172.  MERCURY THERMOMETERS MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS

Sec. 17204. (1) Beginning January 1, 2008, a person shall not

sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes in this

state or for use in this state a blood pressure recording,

measuring, or monitoring device that contains mercury or a mercury

compound intentionally added to the device.

     (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), beginning January 1,

2009, a person shall not use a device described in subsection (1)

Senate Bill No. 123 (H-1) as amended December 12, 2006

in this state.

     (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a blood pressure

recording, measuring, or monitoring device that contains mercury or

a mercury added compound if all of the following requirements are

met:

     (a) The blood pressure recording, measuring, or monitoring

device was purchased prior to the date of enactment of the

amendatory act that added this section.

     (b) The blood pressure recording, measuring, or monitoring

device is used exclusively in a private residence [or is used exclusively

 in a health care facility for the purpose of calibrating blood pressure recording, measuring, or monitoring devices that do not contain mercury or a mercury added compound and is kept in a locked area within that health care facility that is inaccessible to the general public].

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 124.

     (b) Senate Bill No. 186.