Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 88.007
Department Rules for Follow-up Care; Coordination of Care

(a)

The executive commissioner may adopt rules establishing standards for follow-up care provided to children with a confirmed blood lead level that exceeds the reference level.

(b)

Rules adopted under this section must meet any federal requirements for coordinated follow-up care for children with confirmed blood lead levels that exceed the reference level and may include, in a manner consistent with current federal guidelines:

(1)

an environmental lead investigation of all or parts of a child’s home environment, child-care facility, or child-occupied facility that may be a source of a lead hazard causing or contributing to the child’s lead exposure; and

(2)

guidance to parents, guardians, and consulting physicians on how to eliminate or control lead exposures that may be contributing to the child’s blood lead level.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 398 (S.B. 814), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0307, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 88.007 — Department Rules for Follow-up Care; Coordination of Care, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­88.­htm#88.­007 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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