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House Amendment 8858

Amendment Text

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  1  1    Amend Senate File 2429, as passed by the Senate, as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    #1.  Page 17, by inserting after line 25 the
  1  4 following:
  1  5    "Sec.    .  CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING STUDY AND
  1  6 REPORT.
  1  7    1.  The director of public health, in consultation
  1  8 with an ad hoc committee appointed by the director and
  1  9 comprised of public health officials, health care
  1 10 providers, consumer groups, educators, early childhood
  1 11 development specialists, housing officials, property
  1 12 owners, real estate interests, representatives from
  1 13 the environmental health chapter team of Healthy
  1 14 Iowans 2010, and other members deemed appropriate by
  1 15 the director, shall conduct a study regarding
  1 16 prevention of lead poisoning among children in the
  1 17 state.  The study shall include, but is not limited
  1 18 to, the following:
  1 19    a.  An assessment of the incidence and prevalence
  1 20 of lead poisoning in the state, including the
  1 21 determination of any geographic, social, or economic
  1 22 patterns or other common characteristics which
  1 23 identify vulnerable populations in the state who are
  1 24 at-risk of lead poisoning.
  1 25    b.  An evaluation of the effectiveness of current
  1 26 childhood lead screening efforts and voluntary options
  1 27 and alternatives to increase lead screening, including
  1 28 incorporating lead screening information and efforts
  1 29 into ongoing immunization programs and activities.
  1 30 The study shall also identify opportunities to
  1 31 increase and enhance efforts that focus on preventing
  1 32 lead poisoning in children.
  1 33    c.  A review of current federal, state, and local
  1 34 laws, rules and regulatory programs, including
  1 35 standards and other requirements associated with
  1 36 federal, state, and local housing programs.  The
  1 37 review shall include an evaluation of options and
  1 38 alternatives to encourage the adoption of more uniform
  1 39 standards across the state.
  1 40    d.  An effort to identify additional federal
  1 41 funding sources and opportunities to enhance medical
  1 42 assistance match dollars to address lead poisoning
  1 43 prevention, screening, medical case management, and
  1 44 environmental remediation.
  1 45    e.  An evaluation of the availability and
  1 46 effectiveness of current resources, programs, and
  1 47 efforts to address lead poisoning in children.
  1 48    f.  Consideration of the findings and
  1 49 recommendations of Healthy Iowans 2010 relating to
  1 50 lead poisoned children.
  2  1    2.  The director shall submit a report of the
  2  2 study's recommendations to the governor and the
  2  3 general assembly by January 1, 2001, and shall present
  2  4 recommendations to a joint meeting of the human
  2  5 resources committees of the senate and house of
  2  6 representatives during the 2001 legislative session." 
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  2  9                               
  2 10 NELSON-FORBES of Marshall
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  2 13                               
  2 14 FORD of Polk 
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  2 17                               
  2 18 GRUNDBERG of Polk 
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  2 21                               
  2 22 REYNOLDS of Van Buren
  2 23 SF 2429.708 78
  2 24 rn/cls
     

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