ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 178

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003. It shall remain effective for a period of 3 years 1 year and 1 month
and, at the end of September 30, 2006 October 31, 2004, with no further action
required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force
and effect.

Approved April 22, 2003.

CHAPTER 178
(House Bill 819)

AN ACT concerning

Education - Lead Poisoning Tests - Administering and Reporting

FOR the purpose of requiring certain entities to cooperate with the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt certain regulations regarding
immunization and blood tests for lead poisoning; requiring a parent or legal
guardian of a child to provide certain documentation certifying that the child
has undergone certain testing; requiring certain programs or schools to report
the name, last known address, and telephone number of each child for whom
certain documentation is not provided; requiring the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene to require certain providers caring for children to administer
certain blood tests for lead poisoning within a certain time frame; requiring the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to consult with a certain entity
before adopting rules and regulations regarding blood tests for lead poisoning;
providing for the effective date of certain provisions of this Act; providing for the
termination of certain provisions of this Act; and generally relating to
administering and reporting of lead poisoning testing of children.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Education
Section 7-403

Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education
Section 7-403

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2001 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)
(As enacted by Chapter 337 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2002)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 18-106(d)

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