Published on: 5168953. The purpose of this proposed rulemaking is to promulgate rules that establishing the means for which and intervals at which children less than 72 months of age should receive a blood-lead screen, pursuant to the requirements of Section 381.985, FS. The effect of proposed Rule 64E-27.001, F.A.C., will be to provide guidelines aiding in the assurance that at- risk children receive a blood-lead test, and that each child with an elevated blood-lead level receives the necessary standard of care to help reduce his or her blood-lead burden.
Published on: 4929945. Section 381.985, F.S., subsection 5. was passed during the 2006 legislative session and signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush. Section 381.985, F.S., Subsection 5. requires the Surgeon General to promulgate rules in accordance with its provisions. The effect of this rule will be to assume a comprehensive screening program and establish a standard of care for children under 72 months of age who have an elevated blood-lead level or confirmed lead poisoning.