State Activities in Lead Poisoning Prevention
|
State |
Screening |
Inspections |
Surveillance |
|
|
When Required |
Trigger |
mg/dL |
Reportable |
Level mg/dL |
Who Reports |
|
AL |
r, hr, u, E |
ebl |
>10 |
ü |
10 |
p,l |
|
AK |
r, hr |
ebl, o |
20 |
ü |
>10 |
p,l |
|
AZ |
p, u, E |
ebl, o3 |
20 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
AR |
r, hr, E |
ebl |
20 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
CA |
p, hr, u |
ebl |
2 >15 or 1 >205 |
ü |
>25 |
p, l |
|
CO |
r, hr, E |
ebl3 |
1>20 or 2 >15 |
ü |
>10 |
p, l |
|
CT |
r, hr, E |
ebl |
>20 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
DC |
r, dc, u, s, hr |
ebl |
15 |
ü |
10 |
p, l |
|
DE |
r, dc, s, hr, p, u |
ebl |
20 3 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
FL |
E, hr, p, r |
ebl |
>203 |
ü |
>10 |
p, l |
|
GA |
r, p, E |
ebl |
20 3 |
ü |
10 |
p, l 2,3 |
|
HI |
p, E |
ebl |
>20 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
ID |
r |
|
20 |
ü |
>10 |
p, l |
|
IL |
dc, hr, s, E* |
ebl |
3 15-24 or Dr. referral & 20 |
ü |
all |
p,l |
|
IN |
E |
ebl |
10 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
IA |
E |
ebl |
203 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
KS |
r, hr, p, u, E |
ebl, o1-5 |
venous >20 or 2 cap tests >15 within 12 wks. |
ü |
10 |
p, l, o2,3,4 |
|
KY |
u, E |
ebl |
|
ü |
10 |
p, l, o2 |
|
LA |
r, p, u, E |
ebl |
153 |
ü |
all |
p, l, o2,3 |
|
ME |
r, hr, E* |
ebl |
20 |
ü 4 |
20 |
l |
|
MD |
r, p, dc, hr, E |
ebl, o1 |
203 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
MA |
hr, dc, s, p, u, E |
ebl, o2 |
15 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
MI |
r, hr, E |
ebl |
20 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
MN |
r, hr, * |
ebl |
>20 3/preg. >10 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
MS |
r, hr, E |
ebl |
>20 3 |
ü |
>10 |
p,l, o 2 |
|
MO |
p, u, r, hr, dc, E |
ebl |
20 |
ü |
all |
p, l, o3 |
|
MT |
r, hr |
ebl/soil test |
15 |
|
>10 |
|
|
NE |
r, p, hr, E |
ebl |
15 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
NV |
r, E |
ebl |
20 |
|
|
|
|
NH |
r, hr, E |
ebl |
20 |
ü |
all |
p,l |
|
NJ |
p, u, E |
ebl3 |
>206 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
NM |
r, p, hr, E |
ebl |
>20 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
NY |
u |
ebl |
>203 |
ü |
all |
p, l, o2,3 |
|
NC |
hr, E |
ebl |
>10 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
ND |
r, E |
|
|
ü |
10 |
p |
|
OH |
r, hr, E |
ebl |
>15 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
OK |
hr, p, E |
ebl |
>203 |
ü |
>10 |
p, l |
|
OR |
r, hr**, E |
ebl |
15 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
PA |
p, hr, u, E |
o 4 |
203 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
RI |
u |
ebl |
>203 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
SC |
u |
ebl |
>203 |
ü |
all |
p, l, o3 |
|
SD |
u |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TN |
r, dc, hr, s |
o 4 |
20 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
TX |
p, E |
ebl |
20 |
ü |
10 |
p, l |
|
UT |
r, hr, p, E |
ebl |
>203 |
ü |
>10 |
p, l,1 |
|
VT |
u |
ebl |
20 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
VA |
hr, E |
ebl |
20 |
ü |
10 |
p, l |
|
WA |
r |
ebl |
15 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
WV |
u, E |
ebl |
>203 |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
WI |
p, r, hr, E |
ebl |
20 or 2 15-19 three mo. apart |
ü |
all |
p, l |
|
WY |
r, hr, p, u, E |
ebl |
153 |
ü |
all |
l |
|
AS |
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GU |
|
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PR |
|
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|
VI |
|
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|
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|
|
ü yes |
|
KEY |
|
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|
|
Screening |
|
Inspections |
|
Surveillance |
|
|
ebl = elevated blood level |
p = physicians/ pediatricians |
|
r = upon request |
|
o = other |
l = laboratories |
|
dc = before entering day care |
1 notice of defective paint |
|
o = other |
|
s = before entering school |
2 by parental request |
1 child,adult |
|
|
hr = lives in high risk area |
3 15-19 mg/dL if persistant |
2 health care provider |
|
p = pediatricians screen |
4 notification of PB activity in target or child-occupied housing |
3 local health agencies and industries |
|
u = universal screening of all children |
5 must be taken at least 30 and no more than 600 calendar days apart. The 2 values do not have to be consecutive. |
4 all children less than 6yrs old have blood lead samples analyzed only at the state Public Health Lab. |
|
E = EPSDT regulations (requires a blood lead test of all Medicaid eligible children) |
6 >20 for any child and for a child aged less than 72 months a full hazard assessment is performed. |
|
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* targeted screen of Medicaid children |
|
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** recommended |
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Source: The National Conference of State Legislatures, October 2000
Last Updated on 04/22/2003
By Linda Tassin
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