WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        H.B. 1658

(VII) INSTRUCT PARENTS LIVING IN RENTAL PROPERTY OF THEIR
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR LANDLORD;

AND

(VIII) INFORM PARENTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT LEAD POISONING
AND LEAD MITIGATION FOR IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN.

(2) THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE MAY
CONTRACT WITH OUTSIDE SOURCES TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES REQUIRED BY THE
LEAD POISONING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.

Article - Family Law

5-556.1.

WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 6 YEARS ENTERS CARE IN
A FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD SHALL
PROVIDE TO THE FAMILY DAY CARE HOME EVIDENCE OF AN APPROPRIATE
SCREENING FOR LEAD POISONING. THIS EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE
DOCUMENTATION FROM THE CHILD'S CONTINUING CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
THAT THE CHILD WAS SCREENED THROUGH AN INITIAL QUESTIONNAIRE AND WAS
DETERMINED NOT TO BE AT RISK FOR LEAD POISONING.

5-580.2.

WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 6 YEARS ENTERS CARE IN
A CHILD CARE CENTER, A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD SHALL PROVIDE TO
THE CHILD CARE CENTER EVIDENCE OF AN APPROPRIATE SCREENING FOR LEAD
POISONING. THIS EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE CHILD'S
CONTINUING CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THAT THE CHILD WAS SCREENED
THROUGH AN INITIAL QUESTIONNAIRE AND WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE AT RISK
FOR LEAD POISONING.

5-589.1.

WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 6 YEARS ENTERS CARE IN
A CHILD CARE CENTER IN A STATE-OCCUPIED BUILDING, A PARENT OR GUARDIAN
OF THE CHILD SHALL PROVIDE TO THE CHILD CARE CENTER EVIDENCE OF AN
APPROPRIATE SCREENING FOR LEAD POISONING. THIS EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE
DOCUMENTATION FROM THE CHILD'S CONTINUING CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
THAT THE CHILD WAS SCREENED THROUGH AN INITIAL QUESTIONNAIRE AND WAS
DETERMINED NOT TO BE AT RISK FOR LEAD POISONING.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That on or before January 1,
1995, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene the Environment, in collaboration
with the Department of the Environment Health and Mental Hygiene, the Office for
Children, Youth and Families, the Department of Human Resources, the Department of
Housing and Community Development, the Department of Education, and the
Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning shall develop and report to the Governor and,
subject to § 2-1312 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly on a
statewide plan for coordinated case management and follow-up for children with
elevated blood lead levels as defined by regulation. The statewide coordinated plan for

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