La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-7003
A Case of Lead Poisoning (in children between the ages of six months to 72 months of age)
1. a venous blood-lead level greater than or equal to 15 [MICRO] g/dl (micrograms per deciliter);
2. acute symptomatic illness consisting of lead colic with or without lead encephalopathy; or
3. chronic symptomatic illness consisting of the signs and symptomatic illness consisting of the signs and symptoms of chronic plumbism, including, but not limited to anemia, nephropathy, neuropathy, loss of developmental skills, recurrent lead colic and/or recurrent lead encephalopathy.
PreviouslyReported- any case of lead poisoning which has been diagnosed by a medical provider, and reported to the Office of Public Health as specified in §7005
Lead Contamination- shall be considered a health hazard to children or other persons, if said lead contamination exists in or about a dwelling, dwelling unit, household, or other premises which in the judgement of the State Health Officer, children or other persons visit with such frequency or duration as to create significant risk of lead poisoning. Lead contamination shall include:
1. paint or similar coating material, putty, plaster or other composition material, on an exposed surface or chewable surface, which contains [GREATER THAN EQUALS TO]0.5 percent lead by weight as determined by laboratory analysis or [GREATER THAN EQUALS TO]1.0 milligram per square centimeter of surface area as measured by x-ray fluorescence or equivalent method;
2. drinking water, dust, or soil which contains a level of lead which, in the judgement of the State Health Officer, is sufficient to be a source of lead poisoning to children or other persons;
3. any object or material which, in the judgement of the State Health Officer, can be a source of lead ingestion or inhalation.
Clinical Laboratory- a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immuneohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of substances derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease, or in the assessment or impairment of the health of human being.
La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-7003