1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring follow-up testing and education if a child's blood 
1.3 	lead level exceeds a certain amount;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 
1.4 	144.9504, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9504, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 12.Clinical follow-up to elevated blood lead level. (a) When a child's blood 
1.9 	lead level exceeds five micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, the child's health care 
1.10 	provider must provide the following services:
1.11 	(1) a follow-up venous blood test for the child three months after the original blood 
1.12 	lead level screening;
1.13 	(2) a venous blood test for each child under the age of five years living in the same 
1.14 	residence as the child; and
1.15 	(3) family education as to potential sources of lead and ways to avoid exposure.
1.16 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "health care provider" means an individual 
1.17 	licensed by a health-related licensing board as defined in section 214.01, subdivision 
1.18 	2, who has the authority, within the individual's scope of practice, to provide a venous 
1.19 	blood test.