W. Va. Code R. § 64-42-5 - Follow-up Testing and Information
5.1. 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; and
5.3.3. 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).
Notes
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Current through Register Vol. XXXIX, No. 11, March 18, 2022
5.1. 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.a. Children with blood lead levels of greater than or equal to ten (10) micrograms per deciliter shall be referred to Children's Specialty Care, a program offered by the Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health in the Bureau, within ten (10) days of confirmation;
5.3.b. Children with two (2) consecutive blood lead levels of greater than or equal to fifteen (15) micrograms per deciliter, and children with blood lead levels of greater than or equal to twenty (20) micrograms per deciliter shall be referred to environmental assessments and nurse home visits within two (2) days of confirmation; and
5.3.c. All children with elevated blood lead levels of greater than or equal to ten (10) micrograms per deciliter shall have a follow-up blood lead level screening every three (3) months.