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§ 6-905.1. Fever thermometers

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 6. Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Mercury
Part II. Mercury and Products that Contain Mercury
MD Code, Environment, § 6-905.1
§ 6-905.1. Fever thermometers
Currentness
Sales of fever thermometers
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a marketer may not sell or provide a fever thermometer containing mercury to a consumer except by prescription.
Scope of section
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) A fever thermometer sold or provided to be used in hospitals or other places where medical services are provided by medical service professionals; or
(2) A digital thermometer using mercury-added button cell batteries.

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Added by Acts 2004, c. 494, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004.
MD Code, Environment, § 6-905.1, MD ENVIR § 6-905.1
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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