New Jersey S4681 mandates health care professionals to inform pregnant patients with elevated blood lead levels about the need for lead screening for.
New Jersey S4681 amends existing law to require health care professionals to inform pregnant patients with elevated blood lead levels that their children and family members under the age of six should undergo lead screening. This bill specifies that health care professionals must provide written notification and an explanation of the significance of lead poisoning. The health care professional is not required to conduct the screening if the patient objects or if another provider has already done so.
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