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92_HB4414eng HB4414 Engrossed LRB9215049DJcd 1 AN ACT in relation to health. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Lead Poisoning Prevention Act is amended 5 by changing Sections 6.2 and 14 and adding Section 6.3 as 6 follows: 7 (410 ILCS 45/6.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1306.2) 8 Sec. 6.2. Physicians to screen children. 9 (a) Every physician licensed to practice medicine in all 10 its branches or health care provider shall screen children 6 11 months through 6 years of age for lead poisoning who are 12 determined to reside in an area defined as high risk by the 13 Department. In addition, every such physician or health care 14 provider shall screen girls age 13 or older for lead 15 poisoning if they are determined to reside in an area defined 16 as high risk by the Department. Children residing in areas 17 defined as low risk by the Department shall be assessed for 18 risk by a risk assessment procedure developed by the 19 Department. Children shall be screened, in accordance with 20 guidelines and criteria set forth by the American Academy of 21 Pediatrics, at the priority intervals and using the methods 22 specified in the guidelines. 23 (b) Each licensed, registered, or approved health care 24 facility serving children from 6 months through 6 years of 25 age or girls age 13 or older, including but not limited to, 26 health departments, hospitals, clinics, and health 27 maintenance organizations approved, registered, or licensed 28 by the Department, shall take the appropriate steps to ensure 29 that the patients receive lead poisoning screening, where 30 medically indicated or appropriate. 31 (c) Children 6 years of age and older not otherwise HB4414 Engrossed -2- LRB9215049DJcd 1 addressed in this Act may also be screened by physicians or 2 health care providers, in accordance with guidelines and 3 criteria set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics, 4 according to the priority intervals specified in the 5 guidelines. 6 (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to 7 require any child to undergo a lead blood level screening or 8 test whose parent or guardian objects on the grounds that the 9 screening or test conflicts with his or her religious 10 beliefs. 11 (Source: P.A. 89-381, eff. 8-18-95.) 12 (410 ILCS 45/6.3 new) 13 Sec. 6.3. Screening of persons other than children. 14 (a) Every physician licensed to practice medicine in all 15 its branches or health care provider shall screen women who 16 have been medically diagnosed as pregnant and who are in the 17 first or third trimester of pregnancy for lead poisoning if 18 they are determined to reside in an area defined as high risk 19 by the Department. In addition, every such physician or 20 health care provider shall screen women for lead poisoning 21 when they apply for recertification under the federal Special 22 Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children 23 (WIC) if they are determined to reside in an area defined as 24 high risk by the Department. Women residing in areas defined 25 as low risk by the Department shall be assessed for risk by a 26 risk assessment procedure developed by the Department. 27 (b) Each licensed, registered, or approved health care 28 facility serving women who are pregnant or who are nursing an 29 infant, including, but not limited to, health departments, 30 hospitals, clinics, and health maintenance organizations 31 approved, registered, or licensed by the Department, shall 32 take the appropriate steps to ensure that the patients 33 receive lead poisoning screening when medically indicated or HB4414 Engrossed -3- LRB9215049DJcd 1 appropriate. 2 (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to 3 require any woman to undergo a lead blood level screening or 4 test if the woman objects on the grounds that the screening 5 or test conflicts with her religious beliefs. 6 (410 ILCS 45/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1314) 7 Sec. 14. Departmental regulations and activities. The 8 Department shall establish and publish regulations and 9 guidelines governing permissible limits of lead in and about 10 residential buildings and dwellings. 11 The Department shall also initiate activities that: 12 (a) Will either provide for or support the monitoring 13 and validation of all medical laboratories and,private and 14 public hospitals that perform lead determination tests on 15 human blood or other tissues.;16 (b) Will, subject to Section 7.2 of this Act, provide 17 laboratory testing of blood specimens for lead content, to 18 any physician, hospital, clinic, free clinic, municipality, 19 or private organizations that cannot secure or provide the 20 services through other sources. The Department shall not 21 assume responsibility for blood lead analysis required in 22 programs currently in operation.;23 (c) Will develop or encourage the development of 24 appropriate programs and studies to identify sources of lead 25 intoxication and assist other entities in the identification 26 of lead in children's blood and the sources of that 27 intoxication.;28 (c-5) Will ensure that the greatest possible number of 29 at-risk children and women are identified and screened for 30 lead poisoning. 31 (d) May provide technical assistance and consultation to 32 local, county, or regional governmental or private agencies 33 for the promotion and development of lead poisoning HB4414 Engrossed -4- LRB9215049DJcd 1 prevention programs. 2 (e) Will provide recommendations by the Department on 3 the subject of identification and treatment for lead 4 poisoning. 5 (f) Will maintain a clearinghouse of information and 6 will develop additional educational materials on lead hazards 7 to children, lead poisoning prevention, lead poisoning 8 screening, and lead mitigation, abatement, and disposal, and 9 on health hazards during abatement. The Department shall 10 ensure that these materials are capable of being easily 11 understood by women who are subject to screening under this 12 Act and by parents of children who are subject to screening 13 under this Act. The Department shall make this information 14 available to the general public and in particular to 15 residents of areas defined as high risk by the Department. 16 (Source: P.A. 87-175; 87-1144.)