Rulemaking in the Public Health Program
The law allows people to participate in the rulemaking. It is important that the rulemaking takes into consideration the essential values. The process of rulemaking in the dental health program requires an all-inclusive participation.
The Oral Public Health Rulemaking
Rulemaking is the process of creating detailed regulations from the central legislative law. The government needs to protect the citizens from the dangers of eating foods that promote decay of the teeth. It is critical that the law regulates the sale of such foods because even children unknowingly indulge in the purchase of these foodstuffs (Mason, Leavitt, & Chaffee, 2012).
There is proof that sugary and fatty foods leave damaging stains on the teeth. The stains form into bacteria that start eating into the teeth. Some food companies do not list all the ingredients as required by the law (Copeland & Lee, 2010). The law should be strict on such organizations to prevent them from operating in the food industry. The bill should include very high fines for illegal practices. The enforcement of the penalties for disobedience of the law must be irresistible (Mason et al., 2012).
The Process of Rulemaking
According to Mason et al. (2012), the Dentistry agency must ensure that:
- The public is informed of proposed rules before they take effect;
- The public can comment on the proposed standards and provide additional data to the agency;
- The public can access the rulemaking record and analyze the data and analysis behind a proposed rule;
- The independent institution analyzes and responds to the public’s comments;
- The agency creates a permanent record of its analysis and the process;
- The agency’s actions can be reviewed by a judge or others to ensure adherence to the correct process. (p. 35)
The agency should then publish the actual proposed regulatory language in the Federal Register. The next step is a public comment (Copeland & Lee, 2010). The public would have a chance to submit their comments concerning the new regulation. The dentistry agency would take about 30 to 160 days responding to every public comment.
The proposed rule then becomes the final rule after several modifications to the original proposal. The agency would publish the full response to the public comments. It would update the analysis and justification for the new rule (Mason et al., 2012). The report would also include the public data. If the new law is different from the previously proposed rule, the agency may have to publish it as a proposed rule again for public comments. It goes through the usual steps and if there are no further comments, it becomes codified. The legislative branch should then list it as the Code of Federal Regulations. After the rules are accepted, they must have an effective date when the rules become applicable.
Public Health Policy, Legislation, and Regulations
The government deals with the making and implementation policy of the public health (Mason et al., 2012). Bills have to go through the legislative processes to become laws. The cabinet minister in charge of health must ensure that Congress passes relevant legislation. The public health agencies have to add essential details to the rules to make them functional at all levels.
Health policies work towards reducing the negative environmental impact on the public wherever they are. They deduce any problem. The oral health is critical to the growth of a healthy nation (Copeland & Lee, 2010).
Rulemaking remains the best approach for making, amending and reviewing the law. The agencies must be trustworthy and ensure adherence to the law. All stakeholders must enhance policy implementation.
References
Copeland, C., & Lee, P. (2010). Federal rulemaking and regulations. New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Mason, D., Leavitt, J., & Chaffee, M. (2012). Policy & politics in nursing and health care. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier/Saunders.