HOUSE BILL No. 5117

 

October 2, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Ehardt, Richardville, Steil, Huizenga, Kooiman, Stallworth, Vander Veen, Stewart, Accavitti, Mortimer, Meyer, Jamnick, Shackleton, Woronchak, Pumford, Hart, DeRoche, Woodward, Shaffer, Zelenko, Whitmer, Kolb, Gillard, Reeves, Williams, Adamini, Hoogendyk, Phillips, Murphy, Dennis, Farrah, Plakas and Daniels and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Public health code,"                                                       

                                                                                

    (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 20531.                        

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 20531.  Not later than January 1, 2004, the department                 

                                                                                

2   shall mail a notice to each clinical laboratory licensed under              

                                                                                

3   this act explaining the reporting requirements of this section.             

                                                                                

4   Beginning October 1, 2005, a clinical laboratory that analyzes a            

                                                                                

5   blood sample for lead shall report the results of the blood lead            

                                                                                

6   analysis to the department electronically in a format as                    

                                                                                

7   prescribed by the department.  The clinical laboratory shall                

                                                                                

8   submit the report to the department as required under this                  

                                                                                

9   section within 30 days after the analysis is completed.