Delaware House Bill 166 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-5)
Status: Introduced on May 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-05 - Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

At this time, blood lead level screening and testing rates are well below what the Division of Public Health would expect them to be based upon the risk factors that determine when screening or testing is necessary. This bill simplifies the requirements and the process for healthcare providers and eliminates confusion that may be causing the low compliance rate for screening or testing, and defines terms used in the Act. This bill mandates screening, defined as capillary blood test, at 12 and 24 months of age. The bill clarifies insurance coverage for the costs of compliance with the Act. The Division of Public Health is also directed to report on elevated blood lead levels to the General Assembly annually and to develop regulations to implement and enforce the Act within 12 months of being enacted.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.

Rep. Sean Matthews [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]
Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Sen. Anthony Delcollo [R]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]
Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. David Bentz [D]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]
Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Michael Smith [R]	Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-05		Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 9 On Its Merits
2019-05-30		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=47536
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=47536&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB166