New JerseyPrenatal providers would advise child lead screening after high lead results
If a pregnant patient’s blood lead test shows a high level, the prenatal care provider would tell the patient that children and other household members under six should get screened.
What it does
After getting a pregnant patient’s high blood lead test result, prenatal providers would advise screening children and other household members under six. This would replace their duty to take steps to ensure screening.
Argument forTelling pregnant patients with high blood lead levels that young household members should be screened could help families seek testing.
Argument againstReplacing providers’ duty to take steps to ensure screening with advice alone could leave some young household members untested.
More detail
Providers would tell patients that their children and other household members under six should be screened, instead of taking steps to ensure screening. This applies to licensed prenatal care providers when they receive lab results showing a pregnant patient has a high blood lead level. If enacted, this change would take effect immediately.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens CommitteeIntroduced
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