Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Section 64-42-5 - Follow-up Testing and Information5.1. In addition to the follow-up testing prescribed in W. Va. Code § 16-35-4a, when a child's results are confirmed as an elevated blood lead level, the Bureau for Public Health shall advise pregnant women residing at the same address of the need to be tested as soon as possible.5.2. The health care provider shall provide all information concerning a child's blood-lead level to the legal parent or guardian and other agencies involved in lead poisoning testing.5.3. The Bureau shall refer children with elevated blood-lead levels to the following services: 5.3.1. Children with confirmed blood lead levels of greater than or equal to five micrograms per deciliter shall be referred to appropriate programs based on age and concern offered by the Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health in the Bureau, within 10 days of confirmation;5.3.2. Children with two consecutive blood lead levels of greater than or equal to eight micrograms per deciliter shall be referred to the Bureau for an environmental investigation of the home to identify potential sources of lead within two days of confirmation; and5.3.3. All children with elevated blood lead levels of greater than or equal to five micrograms per deciliter shall have a follow-up blood lead level screening test within three months as set forth in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Recommended Actions Based on Blood Lead Level (2018); Council on Environmental Health, Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity, Pediatrics, 138(1), e20161493 (2016); and American Academy of Pediatrics, Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity, Pediatrics, 145(6) (2020).