Senate Bill No. 42
Senate Bill No. 42
PUBLIC ACT NO. 98-66
AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING
REPORTING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 19a-110 of the general statutes, as
amended by section 23 of public act 97-9 of the
June 18 special session, is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) Each institution licensed under the
provisions of sections 19a-490 to 19a-503,
inclusive, AS AMENDED, and each private clinical
laboratory [registered] LICENSED under section
19a-30 shall, within forty-eight hours of receipt
of knowledge thereof, report to the Commissioner
of Public Health, and to the director of health of
the town, city or borough in which the person
resides: [, the] (1) THE name, FULL RESIDENCE
address, [and] date of birth, [of, and such other
relevant information as said commissioner may
require concerning] GENDER, RACE AND ETHNICITY OF
each person found to have a level of lead in the
blood equal to or greater than ten micrograms per
deciliter of blood or any other abnormal body
burden of lead; (2) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO
ORDERED THE TEST; (3) THE SAMPLE COLLECTION DATE,
ANALYSIS DATE, TYPE AND BLOOD LEAD ANALYSIS
RESULT; AND (4) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE
COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE. Any institution or
laboratory making [such a] AN ACCURATE report in
good faith shall [be immune from any civil or
criminal liability that otherwise might be
incurred from the making of such report] NOT BE
LIABLE FOR THE ACT OF DISCLOSING SAID REPORT TO
THE COMMISSIONER OR TO THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH. The
commissioner, after consultation with the Chief
Information Officer OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, shall determine the method
AND FORMAT of transmission of data contained in
said report.
(b) EACH INSTITUTION OR LABORATORY THAT
CONDUCTS LEAD TESTING PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (a)
OF THIS SECTION SHALL, AT LEAST MONTHLY, SUBMIT TO
THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH A COMPREHENSIVE
REPORT THAT INCLUDES: (1) THE NAME, FULL RESIDENCE
ADDRESS, DATE OF BIRTH, GENDER, RACE AND ETHNICITY
OF EACH PERSON TESTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (a)
OF THIS SECTION REGARDLESS OF THE LEVEL OF LEAD IN
THE BLOOD; (2) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE
NUMBER OF THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO ORDERED THE
TEST; (3) THE SAMPLE COLLECTION DATE, ANALYSIS
DATE, TYPE AND BLOOD LEAD ANALYSIS RESULT; (4)
LABORATORY IDENTIFIERS; AND (5) SUCH OTHER
INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE. ANY
INSTITUTION OR LABORATORY MAKING AN ACCURATE
REPORT IN GOOD FAITH SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE
ACT OF DISCLOSING SAID REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER.
THE COMMISSIONER, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, SHALL DETERMINE THE
METHOD AND FORMAT OF TRANSMISSION OF DATA
CONTAINED IN SAID REPORT.
(c) WHENEVER AN INSTITUTIONAL LABORATORY OR
PRIVATE CLINICAL LABORATORY CONDUCTING BLOOD LEAD
TESTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REFERS A BLOOD LEAD
SAMPLE TO ANOTHER LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS, THE
LABORATORIES MAY AGREE ON WHICH LABORATORY WILL
REPORT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b)
OF THIS SECTION, BUT BOTH LABORATORIES SHALL BE
ACCOUNTABLE TO INSURE THAT REPORTS ARE MADE. THE
REFERRING LABORATORY SHALL INSURE THAT THE
REQUISITION SLIP INCLUDES ALL OF THE INFORMATION
THAT IS REQUIRED IN SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF
THIS SECTION AND THAT THIS INFORMATION IS
TRANSMITTED WITH THE BLOOD SPECIMEN TO THE
LABORATORY PERFORMING THE ANALYSIS.
[(b)] (d) The director of health of the town,
city or borough shall provide or cause to be
provided, to the parent or guardian of a child
reported, pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section, with information describing the dangers
of lead poisoning, precautions to reduce the risk
of lead poisoning and laws and regulations
concerning lead abatement. Said information shall
be developed by the Department of Public Health
and provided to each local and district director
of health.
Approved May 19, 1998