(410 ILCS 45/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1314)
Sec. 14. Departmental rules and activities. The Department shall establish and publish rules governing permissible limits of lead in and about regulated facilities.
The Department shall also initiate activities that:
(a) Either provide for or support the monitoring and
validation of all medical laboratories and private and public hospitals that perform lead determination tests on human blood or other tissues.
(b) Subject to Section 7.2 of this Act, provide
laboratory testing of blood specimens for lead content to any physician, hospital, clinic, free clinic, municipality, or private organization that cannot secure or provide the services through other sources. The Department shall not assume responsibility for blood lead analysis required in programs currently in operation.
(c) Develop or encourage the development of
appropriate programs and studies to identify sources of lead intoxication and assist other entities in the identification of lead in children's blood and the sources of that intoxication.
(d) Provide technical assistance and consultation to
local, county, or regional governmental or private agencies for the promotion and development of lead poisoning prevention programs.
(e) Provide recommendations by the Department on the
subject of identification, case management, and treatment of lead poisoning.
(f) Maintain a clearinghouse of information, and will
develop additional educational materials, on (i) lead hazards to children, (ii) lead poisoning prevention, (iii) blood lead testing, (iv) lead mitigation, lead abatement, and disposal, and (v) health hazards during lead abatement. The Department shall make this information available to the general public.
(Source: P.A. 98-690, eff. 1-1-15.)
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