16 Del. Admin. Code § 4459A-2.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025
Section 4459A-2.0 - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

"Administer a blood lead level screening or test" means to draw a blood specimen, by either capillary or venous methodology, and:

(a) Send the specimen to a medical laboratory for blood lead analysis; or
(b) Conduct a blood lead analysis at a health care provider's office; or
(c) Order a blood specimen to be drawn by a third-party health care provider, by either venous or capillary methodology, and sent to a medical laboratory for blood lead analysis.

"Blood lead analysis" means the analysis and determination by a medical laboratory of the blood lead level in a blood specimen.

"Capillary" means a blood sample taken from the capillaries in the finger or heel for lead analysis.

"Child care facility" means any facility licensed by the Office of Child Care Licensing to provide child care services in Delaware.

"Division" means the Delaware Division of Public Health.

"Department" means the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.

"Health care provider" means a licensed practitioner individual that generally provides medical care to a child including, but not limited to, a physician, a physician assistant, or a nurse, including a school nurse.

"Laboratory" means a laboratory certified to perform either waived or non-waived blood lead analysis according to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA).

"Parent or guardian" means an individual acting in a primary custodial capacity.

"Reference value" means the most current blood lead reference value as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"Screening" means a capillary blood lead level test, including where a drop of blood is taken from a finger or heel of the foot.

"Testing" means a venous blood lead level test where blood is drawn from a vein.

"Venous" means a blood sample taken from a vein in the arm for lead analysis.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 4459A-2.0

27 DE Reg. 109 (8/1/2023) (Final)