Section 105275.

105275. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 1991. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Section 105280.

105280. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Appropriate case management” means health care referrals, environmental assessments, and educational activities, performed by the appropriate person, professional, or entity, necessary to reduce a child’s exposure to lead and the consequences of the exposure, as determined by the United States Centers for Disease Control and […]

Section 105285.

105285. (a) It is the goal of the state that all children at risk of lead exposure receive blood lead screening tests. (b) (1) The department shall adopt regulations establishing a standard of care, at least as stringent as the most recent federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention screening guidelines, whereby all children are evaluated for risk […]

Section 105286.

105286. (a) The department shall notify health care providers who perform periodic health assessments for children about, and those health care providers shall inform parents and guardians about, all of the following: (1) The risks and effects of childhood lead exposure. (2) The requirement that children enrolled in Medi-Cal receive blood lead screening tests as set forth in […]

Section 105290.

105290. When a child is identified with lead poisoning, the department shall ensure appropriate case management. The department may contract with any public or private entity, including local agencies, to conduct the case management. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 507, Sec. 4. (AB 1316) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Section 105291.

105291. In addition to any other providers determined to be eligible by the department to provide environmental investigation services as a part of case management services under this chapter, a qualified certified industrial hygienist or other qualified professional who is certified by the department as an inspector/assessor shall be eligible to provide those services and […]

Section 105295.

105295. (a) (1) The department shall collect and analyze all information necessary to effectively monitor appropriate case management efforts. The department shall prepare a biennial report describing the effectiveness of appropriate case management efforts. This report shall be made available to local health departments and the general public. (2) The department shall prominently post the report prepared pursuant […]

Section 105300.

105300. Notwithstanding Section 124130, the department shall have broad regulatory authority to fully implement and effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The authority shall include, but is not limited to, the following: (a) The development of protocols to be utilized in screening and the procedures for changing those protocols when more accurate or efficient technologies become […]

Section 105301.

105301. (a) To ensure that funds are allocated to each local agency equitably and commensurate with the level of services needed to provide to children with elevated blood levels, the department shall update its formula for allocating funds to a local agency that contracts with the department to administer the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and […]

Section 105305.

105305. The program implemented pursuant to this chapter shall be fully supported from the fees collected pursuant to Section 105310. Notwithstanding the scope of activity mandated by this chapter, in no event shall this chapter be interpreted to require services necessitating expenditures in any fiscal year in excess of the fees, and earnings therefrom, collected […]

Section 105310.

105310. (a) There is hereby imposed a fee on manufacturers and other persons formerly, presently, or both formerly and presently engaged in the stream of commerce of lead or products containing lead, or who are otherwise responsible for identifiable sources of lead that have significantly contributed historically, currently contribute, or both have significantly contributed historically and […]