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An Act To Require Additional Lead Screening for Children
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1317-D, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 683, §3 and affected by §10, is amended to read:
 
4. Testing of children not covered by MaineCare program.   The program must require the testing of blood lead levels of all children not covered by the MaineCare program at one year of age and, 2 years of age unless, in the professional judgment of the provider of primary health care, in conjunction with the use of the lead poisoning risk assessment tool, the child's level of risk does not warrant a blood lead level testand 6 years of age. The drawing of blood for the testing may be done in the health care provider's office or may be referred to another laboratory.
 
SUMMARY
This bill amends the Lead Poisoning Control Act to require blood lead level testing of all children not covered by the MaineCare program at one year of age, 2 years of age and 6 years of age.