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NY A11267

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/25/2018

Primary Sponsor

Sean Ryan

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Lowers the definition of "elevated blood lead levels" from 10 micrograms per deciliter to 5 micrograms per deciliter of whole blood

  • Requires the Department of Health and local health departments to conduct tiered case management based on a child's blood lead level, with interventions escalating by severity

  • Blood lead levels of 5-9 micrograms require nutritional and developmental assessment, environmental history review, and follow-up monitoring

  • Blood lead levels of 10-19 micrograms require environmental investigation with home visit, nutritional counseling, and iron status lab work

  • Blood lead levels of 20+ micrograms require progressively intensive interventions including physical examinations, neurodevelopmental assessment, imaging, and for levels ≥45 micrograms, chelation therapy and hospitalization consideration

Legislative Description

Provides for the conduct of lead case management by the department of health and local departments of health based on the blood level of a child; establishes protocol for blood levels based on various micrograms.

Last Action

referred to health

7/25/2018

Committee Referrals

Health7/25/2018

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