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Assembly Bill A5748

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires recommendation of blood lead level screenings when a health care provider finds high lead levels in blood of a child

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2021-A5748 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1370-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11198
2019-2020: A669
2023-2024: A826, A9146
2025-2026: A7224

2021-A5748 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the recommendation to a parent for blood lead level screenings of his or her child when a health care provider finds high lead levels in the blood of such child; directs the department of health to conduct an environmental investigation when a child is found to have high levels of lead in his or her blood.

2021-A5748 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5748
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to screening for lead
   poisoning in children
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1370-e of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
 adding two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
   6.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL REQUIRE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO RECOMMEND
 FOLLOW UP BLOOD LEAD LEVEL SCREENINGS TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHOSE BLOOD
 LEAD LEVELS TEST AT NOT LESS THAN 15 MICROGRAMS PER DECILITER  OF  WHOLE
 BLOOD UP TO 24.99 MICROGRAMS PER DECILITER OF WHOLE BLOOD.
   7.  IF A CHILD'S BLOOD LEVEL TEST IS ABOVE 25 MICROGRAMS PER DECILITER
 OF WHOLE BLOOD, THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS DESIGNEE SHALL TAKE  APPROPRIATE
 MEASURES  TO  ENSURE THAT AN ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION, AS REQUIRED BY
 SUBPART 67-2 OF TITLE TEN OF THE NEW YORK STATE CODES, RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS,  IS  COMPLETED.  IF THE DEPARTMENT FINDS THAT THE INVESTIGATION
 HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF ITS  NOTICE  OF
 THE  BLOOD LEAD LEVEL FINDING, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPLETE SUCH INVES-
 TIGATION IMMEDIATELY. THE DEPARTMENT MAY  TAKE  REASONABLE  MEASURES  TO
 COLLECT   THE  COSTS  OF  CONDUCTING  THESE  ASSESSMENTS  FROM  ENTITIES
 ORIGINALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING THEM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03536-01-1

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