GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 690

Short Title:  Prevent Lead Poisoning in Children.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Esposito; H. Hunter and Gardner.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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March 20, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF LEAD POISONING IN CHILDREN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 5 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Part to read:
“Part 4. Lead Poisoning in Children.
"§ 130A-131.  Commission to adopt rules.
(a)	For the protection of the public health, the Commission shall adopt rules for the prevention and control of lead poisoning in children.  The rules shall include provisions for:
(1)	Reporting by laboratories of elevated blood lead levels in children less than six years of age; the rules shall specify the public health agency to which reports shall be made, and shall establish when a blood lead level is considered to be elevated.  The rules shall further provide the specific information to be included in the reports, the time limits for reporting, and the form in which reports shall be submitted;
(2)	Investigation by the Department to determine the source of elevated blood lead levels;
(3)	Identification of lead poisoning hazards;
(4)	Examination and testing of children less than six years of age who are reasonably suspected of having elevated blood lead levels; and
(5)	Abatement of lead poisoning hazards in dwellings, schools and day care facilities in which children less than six years of age live or attend school or day care.
(b)	No person may knowingly rent a dwelling or dwelling unit to be occupied by children less than six years of age which is subject to an order to abate a lead poisoning hazard.  If, when an abatement order is issued, the dwelling or dwelling unit is rented to or occupied by a family with children under six years of age, the family may not be evicted for that reason."
Sec. 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 1990, except that the Commission for Health Services may, upon ratification of this act, adopt rules for the implementation of this act, which rules shall become effective July 1, 1990.