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Substitute House Bill No. 6733

Public Act No. 23-31 53 of 74

conduct a medical risk assessment at least annually for each child thirty- six to seventy-two months of age, inclusive, in accordance with the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Screening Advisory Committee recommendations for childhood lead screening in Connecticut; and (6) may conduct a medical risk assessment at any time for any child thirty- six months of age or younger who is determined by the primary care provider to be in need of such risk assessment in accordance with the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Screening Advisory Committee recommendations for childhood lead screening in Connecticut.] shall conduct lead risk assessment and lead testing that includes, but need not be limited to: (A) A complete medical risk assessment based on guidelines prescribed by the commissioner for each child from birth to six years of age, conducted at least annually; (B) An annual lead screening test for each child who has an elevated risk of lead exposure based on findings of the medical risk assessment conducted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; (C) A lead screening test for each child at twelve months of age and twenty-four months of age; and (D) Follow-up testing, in accordance with a schedule established by the commissioner, for each child with a confirmed blood lead level equal to or greater than three and one-half micrograms per deciliter. (2) Each primary care provider giving pediatric care in this state, excluding a hospital emergency department and its staff, shall provide educational materials and guidance information concerning lead poisoning prevention to each child's parent or guardian in accordance with the commissioner's recommendations for childhood lead screening. [(b)] (3) The requirements of this [section do] subsection shall not