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Substitute House Bill No. 6733

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apply to any child whose parents or guardians object to blood testing as being in conflict with their religious tenets and practice. (b) Each prenatal health care provider shall (1) provide each pregnant person anticipatory guidance on lead poisoning prevention during pregnancy, (2) assess each pregnant person at the initial prenatal visit for lead exposure using a risk assessment tool recommended by the commissioner, (3) screen or refer for blood lead screening each pregnant person found to be at risk for lead exposure, (4) notify the local health director serving the jurisdiction in which the pregnant person resides if such person has a blood lead level equal to or greater than three and one-half micrograms per deciliter, and (5) provide anticipatory guidance regarding the prevention of childhood lead poisoning to each patient at such patient's postpartum visit. (c) Upon the receipt of any notice provided pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of this section, a local health director shall conduct the epidemiological investigation and take such other actions as described in section 19a-111, as amended by this act. Sec. 36. Section 19a-111i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (a) On or before October 1, [2017] 2023, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Public Health shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and human services on the status of lead poisoning prevention and control efforts in the state for the preceding calendar year. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the number of lead screenings of children, [screened for lead poisoning during the preceding calendar year,] (2) the number of children diagnosed with elevated blood levels, [during the preceding calendar year,] and (3) the amount of testing, [remediation,] abatement and management of materials containing toxic levels of lead in all