CHAPTER 130-A LEAD PAINT POISONING PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Section 130-A:3-a
130-A:3-a Capillary Blood Test Screening. –
Any health care provider or organization conducting capillary blood tests, including, but not limited to community action programs, shall inform the department of such fact and shall provide a fact sheet prepared by the department to the parent or guardian of any child whose test indicates any presence of lead. Such fact sheet shall, at a minimum, describe the health effects of childhood lead poisoning, the advisability of obtaining a venous blood test, and the benefits of identifying and addressing lead hazards. It shall include a statement that, in the case of rental properties, it is advisable to inform the property owner of the capillary blood test result and venous blood test result, that measures to identify and address lead hazards shall not be conducted without the property owner's knowledge and opportunity to take such measures, and that a property owner cannot evict a tenant based on the presence in the dwelling or dwelling unit of a child whose capillary blood test or venous blood test indicates a blood lead level.