On May 30, Nebraska DHHS director of Public Health, Charity Menefee, signed a petition to amend Title 179 NAC 1 rules and regulations governing fluoridation of water supplies.
Until further federal or state action is taken, amending the 1983 regulation will lessen the harms of over-fluoridation by lowering treatment levels in Nebraska’s community water supplies from the current range of 0.8 to 1.5 parts per million (ppm) to align with current Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation level of 0.7 ppm.
As of 7/22/24, a draft amendment has not been posted to the Secretary of State’s regulation docket.