Senate Bill S6971

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to lead screening and lead poisoning prevention; includes kindergarten students

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6971 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1376-b, Pub Health L

2017-S6971 - Summary

Relates to lead screening and lead poisoning prevention; includes kindergarten students.

2017-S6971 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6971 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6971
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to lead screening  of
   a child entering kindergarten, second or fourth grade
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1376-b to read as follows:
   §  1376-B.  LEAD SCREENING OF A CHILD ENTERING KINDERGARTEN, SECOND OR
 FOURTH GRADE. 1. EXCEPT AS  PROVIDED  PURSUANT  TO  REGULATIONS  OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT,  EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCATED IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION
 OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL, PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR,
 OBTAIN FROM A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD EVIDENCE THAT  SAID  CHILD
 HAS BEEN SCREENED FOR LEAD.
   2. WHENEVER THERE EXISTS NO EVIDENCE OF LEAD SCREENING AS PROVIDED FOR
 IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE EVIDENCE OF THE
 CHILD'S SCREENING FOR LEAD, THE  ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE
 PARENT  OR  GUARDIAN  OF THE CHILD WITH INFORMATION ON LEAD POISONING IN
 CHILDREN AND LEAD POISONING PREVENTION AND REFER THE PARENT OR  GUARDIAN
 TO A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER OR THE LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY.
   3.  (A)  IF  ANY  PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO SUCH CHILD IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN
 LEAD TESTING, SUCH PERSON MAY PRESENT SUCH CHILD TO THE  HEALTH  OFFICER
 OF  THE  COUNTY  IN  WHICH  THE CHILD RESIDES, WHO SHALL THEN PERFORM OR
 ARRANGE FOR THE REQUIRED SCREENING.
   (B) THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FEE
 SCHEDULE FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES IN EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED PERCENT OF
 THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR LEAD SCREENING  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIX
 HUNDRED  SIX  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  WHICH  SHALL VARY DEPENDING ON PATIENT
 HOUSEHOLD INCOME.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 S                                                          LBD13857-01-7
              

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2017-S6971A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1376-b, Pub Health L

2017-S6971A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to lead screening and lead poisoning prevention; includes kindergarten students.

2017-S6971A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6971A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6971--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to granting schools
   access to a student's blood lead test results in the statewide immuni-
   zation information system; lead screening of child care or  pre-school
   enrollees  and kindergarten students; the definition of elevated blood
   levels; and appointments to the advisory  council  on  lead  poisoning
   prevention
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 1370 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  485  of  the  laws  of 1992, is amended to read as
 follows:
   6. "Elevated lead levels" means a blood lead  level  greater  than  or
 equal  to  [ten] FIVE micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood or
 such LOWER blood lead level as may  be  established  by  the  department
 pursuant to rule or regulation.
   § 2. (a) Within 90 days after the date on which this act takes effect,
 the department of health shall adopt all necessary regulations to define
 "elevated  lead levels" to mean a blood lead level greater than or equal
 to 5 micrograms per deciliter of whole blood, or such lower  blood  lead
 level  as  the  department  may  establish,  to  be utilized in its lead
 poisoning prevention program.   The department shall  be  authorized  to
 promulgate regulations on an emergency basis to implement the provisions
 of this act.
   (b)  Within 6 months after the date on which the federal department of
 health and human services has published guidance  recommending  a  lower
 concentration of lead in blood than the concentration established pursu-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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