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IN SB0491
Bill
Status
1/17/2017
Primary Sponsor
Jean Breaux
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AI Summary
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State department of health must increase by 100% the number of Medicaid children recipients screened for lead poisoning before July 1, 2018, in cooperation with the office of Medicaid policy and planning and its contractor.
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State department must prepare and publish a report on the state's Internet web site detailing the results of lead poison screening for all children tested under this section.
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Testing results and report information must be shared with entities specified in section 4 of the chapter.
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Effective date is July 1, 2017.
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Amends Indiana Code section IC 16-41-39.4-3.5.
Legislative Description
Testing of children's blood for lead poisoning. Requires the state department of health to: (1) take all necessary steps to increase by 100% the number of Medicaid children recipients who are screened for lead poisoning; (2) prepare and publish on the state department's Internet web site a report of the results of the lead poison screening; and (3) share the results of the testing with certain entities.
Last Action
Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor
1/26/2017