California Health and Safety Code

§ 105285

HSC § 105285 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 103 · Part 5 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)It is the goal of the state that all children at risk of lead exposure receive blood lead screening tests.

(b)(1) The department shall adopt regulations establishing a standard of care, at least as stringent as the most recent federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention screening guidelines, whereby all children are evaluated for risk of lead poisoning by health care providers during each child’s periodic health assessment. The regulations shall meet the goals of subdivision (a) and shall include the determination of risk factors for whether a child is “at risk.”

(2)When determining the risk factors, the department shall consider the most significant environmental risk factors, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 216, Sec. 1. (AB 2276) Effective January 1, 2021.