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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor S.B. 712
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(b) A local health department that receives the results of a blood [lead] test
FOR LEAD POISONING indicating that a child under 6 years of age has an elevated
blood lead level greater than or equal to 15 ug/dl and less than 20 ug/dl shall notify:
(1) The child's parents; and
(2) In the case of a child who lives in a rental dwelling unit, the owner of
the rental dwelling unit where the child resides.
Article - Health - General
18-106.
(a) The Secretary shall establish and administer a Lead Poisoning Screening
Program that will assure the appropriate screening of children in Maryland for lead
poisoning.
(b) The Lead Poisoning Screening Program shall:
(1) Encourage continuity of care with the child's continuing care health
care provider;
(2) Promote timely, appropriate screening of children at risk of being
poisoned by lead;
(3) Utilize all of the payment mechanisms available to cover lead
poisoning screening, including:
(i) Third party payments from insurers;
(ii) The Medical Assistance Program;
(iii) Primary care medical assistance programs established under
waiver from the federal government;
(iv) Health maintenance organizations;
(v) Federally qualified and Maryland qualified community health
centers; and
(vi) Any other Medicaid reimbursement or waiver to which the
State may be entitled under this section;
(4) Target children under 6 years of age;
(5) Provide lead poisoning screening on a sliding fee scale at sites
designated by local health departments for children unable to afford lead poisoning
screening; and
(6) Employ an initial questionnaire to assess children's exposure to
potential lead hazards, except that children residing in AT RISK areas [of highest
risk] IDENTIFIED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION shall be screened by a
[venous] blood test FOR LEAD POISONING.
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