A bill creating a lead poisoning prevention program was passed by the Legislature April 4.<\/p>\n
LB1038, introduced by Omaha Sen. Brenda Council, authorizes the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) division of public health to create an education and outreach program for school children.<\/p>\n
Under the program, a coordinated plan to prevent childhood lead poisoning will:
\n\u2022 educate health care providers, child care providers, public school personnel and parents about the risks of lead poisoning;
\n\u2022 provide a standard to be used in identifying elevated blood-lead levels; and
\n\u2022 recommend that a child be tested for elevated blood-lead levels if the child resides in a zip code with a high prevalence of children with elevated blood-lead levels or if the child meets one of the criteria in a screening questionnaire developed by DHHS.<\/p>\n
The department is not required to pay the cost of elevated blood-lead testing except for children who participate in the medical assistance program established under the Medical Assistance Act.<\/p>\n
Senators passed the bill on a 44-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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