Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-67.7

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 8, October 30, 2024

Rule 641-67.7 - Proof of blood lead testing

(1) The board of directors of each school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall furnish the department, in the format specified by the department, within 60 days after the start of the school calendar, an electronic list of the children enrolled in kindergarten, including the names of children who have filed certificates of blood lead testing exemption.

(2) The department shall match these electronic lists of children with the department's blood lead database and shall notify the school districts and nonpublic schools of the children who have and who have not met the blood lead testing requirement set forth in this chapter.

(3) If the parent or guardian cannot provide evidence that the child received a blood lead test in accordance with subrule 67.5(1), the board of directors of the school district or the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school shall, in collaboration with the department, provide the parent or guardian with community blood lead testing program information, including contact information for the department. The department shall provide this information to and shall work with the school districts, nonpublic schools, and the local childhood lead poisoning prevention programs to ensure that children who have not met the blood lead testing requirement are tested as required by subrule 67.5(1).

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-67.7