§ 23-24.6-10 - Lead screening restricted receipt account.
SECTION 23-24.6-10
§ 23-24.6-10 Lead screening restrictedreceipt account. – The director shall establish procedures for lead screening, laboratory testing,and reimbursement. The state laboratory services shall be billed to andreimbursed by insurers. Fees shall be set based upon the rates paid by theinsurers to private laboratories for blood lead analysis. All reimbursementfees paid to the department shall be deposited into the general fund. Generalrevenue appropriations for the lead screening program shall be used for:
(1) Administration of the comprehensive environmental leadprogram, including performance of environmental lead inspections by stateinspectors for enforcement purposes, and development, administration, andcoordination of a comprehensive educational program on environmental leadexposures and lead poisoning;
(2) Provision of comprehensive environmental lead inspectionsand technical assistance on appropriate environmental lead hazard reduction tofamilies of significantly lead poisoned Rhode Island children and to familiesof uninsured and underinsured lead poisoned Rhode Island children on a prioritybasis by blood lead level; regulations clearly identifying the blood lead levelcorresponding to significant lead poisoning and the mechanism for prioritizingby blood lead level shall be promulgated;
(3) Provision of comprehensive environmental lead inspectionsand technical assistance on appropriate environmental lead hazard reduction topreschools, day care facilities, nursery schools, public and private elementaryschools, and foster homes and shelters serving children under the age of six(6) years;
(4) Provision of funds to the department of environmentalmanagement for enforcement of fugitive dust regulations designed to reduce oreliminate the hazards caused by removal of leaded paint from the exterior ofstructures;
(5) Administration of a childhood blood lead testing programby the department's division of laboratories, including processing, analyzing,and reporting childhood blood lead samples;
(6) Provision of the necessary blood lead screening andfollow up blood lead testing for uninsured and underinsured preschool childrenin Rhode Island; and
(7) Development of a data management system which can be usedto track cases of lead poisoning to ensure that they receive timely andappropriate medical treatment, to monitor homes for environmental leadinspections and lead hazard reduction, and to investigate the extent ofchildhood lead poisoning in Rhode Island.