Section 88.007 - Department Rules for Follow-Up Care; Coordination of Care(a) The executive commissioner may adopt rules establishing standards for follow-up care provided to children with a confirmed blood lead level that exceeds the reference level.(b) Rules adopted under this section must meet any federal requirements for coordinated follow-up care for children with confirmed blood lead levels that exceed the reference level and may include, in a manner consistent with current federal guidelines: (1) an environmental lead investigation of all or parts of a child's home environment, child-care facility, or child-occupied facility that may be a source of a lead hazard causing or contributing to the child's lead exposure; and(2) guidance to parents, guardians, and consulting physicians on how to eliminate or control lead exposures that may be contributing to the child's blood lead level.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 88.007
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.0307, eff. 4/2/2015.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 398, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2007.