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NY A09146
Bill
Status
2/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
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AI Summary
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Requires primary care providers to recommend follow-up blood lead level screenings to parents of children with blood lead levels between 15 and 24.99 micrograms per deciliter of whole blood.
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Mandates the Department of Health Commissioner to ensure an environmental investigation is completed when a child's blood lead level exceeds 25 micrograms per deciliter, in accordance with state regulations.
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Requires the Department of Health to complete the environmental investigation itself if not finished within 180 days of notification of the blood lead level finding.
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Authorizes the Department of Health to collect costs of conducting environmental assessments from entities originally responsible for performing them.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Requires the recommendation to a parent for blood lead level screenings of his or her child when a health care provider finds high lead levels in the blood of such child; directs the department of health to conduct an environmental investigation when a child is found to have high levels of lead in his or her blood.
Last Action
referred to health
2/8/2024