New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter II - Administrative Rules and Regulations
Subchapter G - Aids Testing, Communicable Diseases and Poisoning
Part 67 - Lead Poisoning Prevention And Control
Subpart 67-3 - Reporting Of Blood Lead Levels
Section 67-3.2 - Reporting of elevated blood lead results by health care providers
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) All health care providers shall assure that all of the information specified in section 67-3.1 of this Subpart is completed for all blood lead analyses ordered by the health care provider and that this information accompanies the sample to the testing laboratory.
(b) All health care providers shall notify the health officer having jurisdiction of the occurrence of any blood lead level above 45 mcg/dL (micrograms per deciliter) in a child less than 18 years of age within 24 hours of having been notified of this result by the testing laboratory.
(c) For the purposes of this Subpart, health care provider shall mean any health care practitioner who is authorized to order a blood lead test and any facility licensed pursuant to article 28 of the Public Health Law.
