Section 254.162 - Screening requirements(1) INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS OF AGE. The department may promulgate rules requiring the following institutions and programs to obtain written evidence that each child under 6 years of age participating in the institution or program has obtained a lead screening, or is exempt from obtaining one, under the recommended lead screening levels and intervals contained in the rules promulgated by the department under s. 254.158, within the time periods specified by the department: (a) Multidisciplinary evaluations for early intervention under s. 51.44.(b) Head start programs administered by a head start agency under 42 USC 9836.(c) Child care providers certified under s. 48.651 and child care centers licensed under s. 48.65, provisionally licensed under s. 48.69, or established or contracted for under s. 120.13(14).(d) School-based programs serving children under 6 years of age, including kindergartens, special education and related services for children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76(5), and other early childhood programs.(e) Health care programs that provide services to children under 6 years of age and that receive state funding.(f) Other institutions or programs that provide services to children under 6 years of age.(2) INFORMATION REQUIREMENT. If a program or institution is required to request written evidence of a lead screening under rules promulgated under sub. (1), the institution or program shall, at the time that it makes the request, inform the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the child in writing, in a manner that is prescribed by the department by rule, of the importance of lead screening, of how and where the lead screening may be obtained, and of the conditions under which a child is exempt from the recommended lead screening requirements under the department's rules.1993 a. 450; 1997 a. 164; 2009 a. 185.