HF 419

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 03/19/2013 07:28 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to health; requiring the commissioner to adopt blood lead level 1.3guidelines;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9504, by adding a 1.4subdivision. 1.5BE 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 1.7subdivision to read: 1.8     new text begin Subd. 12. new text end new text begin Blood lead level guidelines. new text end new text begin (a) By January 1, 2011, the commissioner new text end 1.9 new text begin must revise clinical and case management guidelines to include recommendations new text end 1.10 new text begin for protective health actions and follow-up services when a child's blood lead level new text end 1.11 new text begin exceeds five micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood. The revised guidelines must be new text end 1.12 new text begin implemented to the extent possible using available resources. new text end 1.13 new text begin (b) In revising the clinical and case management guidelines for blood lead levels new text end 1.14 new text begin greater than five micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood under this subdivision, new text end 1.15 new text begin the commissioner of health must consult with a statewide organization representing new text end 1.16 new text begin physicians, the public health department of Minneapolis and other public health new text end 1.17 new text begin departments, and a nonprofit organization with expertise in lead abatement. new text end