New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:5-b – Child Screenings
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If by 2017 fewer than 85 percent of one-year olds and 2-year olds in the following categories of children are receiving blood lead level tests, the department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to require that all health care providers who provide primary medical care to young children shall ensure that their patients in such categories are screened and educated according to the department’s childhood lead poisoning screening and management guidelines:
I. Children who live in high-risk communities designated by the department.
II. Children who are in Medicaid.
III. Children who are receiving benefits under the Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC).
IV. Children who are enrolled in Head Start.
I. Children who live in high-risk communities designated by the department.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:5-b
- children: means a person or persons 72 months of age or less. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
II. Children who are in Medicaid.
III. Children who are receiving benefits under the Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC).
IV. Children who are enrolled in Head Start.