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§ 6-846. Notification by health department of blood test results

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 6. Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing (Refs & Annos)
Part VII. Miscellaneous (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Environment, § 6-846
§ 6-846. Notification by health department of blood test results
Currentness
Elevated blood lead levels
(a) This section establishes notification requirements of a person at risk that has an elevated blood lead level greater than or equal to:
(1) Before February 24, 2006, 15 μg/dl;
(2) Between February 24, 2006, and September 30, 2019, inclusive, 10 μg/dl;
(3) Between October 1, 2019, and October 27, 2022, inclusive, 5 μg/dl;
(4) Between October 28, 2022, and December 31, 2023, inclusive, 3.5 μg/dl; and
(5) On and after January 1, 2024, the reference level.
Notification
(b) On receiving the results of a blood lead test under § 6-303 of this title indicating that a person at risk has an EBL, the Department or a local health department shall notify:
(1) The person at risk, or in the case of a minor, the parent or legal guardian of the person at risk, of the results of the test; and
(2) The owner of the affected property in which the person at risk resides or regularly spends at least 24 hours per week of the results of the test.
Notice forms
(c) The notices to be provided to the parent or owner under subsection (b) of this section shall be on the forms prepared by the Department, and shall contain any information required by the Department.

Credits

Added by Acts 1994, c. 114, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 278, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2017, c. 378, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 341, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2022, c. 86, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
MD Code, Environment, § 6-846, MD ENVIR § 6-846
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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