Section 845.70  Laboratory Fees for Blood Lead Testing

a)         The fee schedule for a sample of blood submitted to the Department for blood lead analysis and necessary follow-up by the Department shall be in accordance with the Laboratory Service Fees.  The fee shall be assessed to the provider who submits the sample.  Statements of fee assessment shall be mailed to the submitter of the specimens on a monthly basis.  Payment and/or appropriate information as required in subsections (b) and (c) shall be submitted to the Department upon receipt of the monthly statement.

b)         The Medicaid Recipient Identification Number may be provided for Medicaid eligible recipients in lieu of payment.

c)         Medically indigent recipients shall be those recipients with family incomes under 185% of the federal poverty guidelines, not eligible for Medicaid, and screened by local health departments, WIC Clinics, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers and facilities designated by the Department of Health and Human Services as look-alike Federally Qualified Health Centers.  No fee shall be charged for these recipients.

d)         Fees collected from the Department's testing service will be placed in the Lead Poisoning Screening, Prevention and Abatement Fund.

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 2440, effective February 8, 2019)