N.H. Rev. Stat. § 130-A:5-b

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 130-A:5-b - Child Screenings

If by 2017 fewer than 85 percent of one-year olds and 2-year olds in the following categories of children are receiving blood lead level tests, the department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to require that all health care providers who provide primary medical care to young children shall ensure that their patients in such categories are screened and educated according to the department's childhood lead poisoning screening and management guidelines:

I. Children who live in high-risk communities designated by the department.

II. Children who are in Medicaid.

III. Children who are receiving benefits under the Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC).

IV. Children who are enrolled in Head Start.

RSA 130-A:5-b

Added by 2015 , 250: 3, eff. 9/11/2015.

2015, 250 : 3 , eff. Sept. 11, 2015.