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TITLE 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 37 - MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER Q - REPORTING, TREATMENT AND INVESTIGATION OF CHILD BLOOD LEAD LEVELS
SECTION/RULE §37.335 - Persons Required to Report
Chapter Review Date 05/28/2024

(a) The following persons are required to report all blood lead results:(1) a physician after the first examination of a child;(2) the person in charge of:(A) an independent clinical laboratory;(B) a hospital or clinic laboratory; or(C) any facility in which a laboratory conducts blood lead testing.(b) If a report is not made as required in subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section, the following persons shall report all blood lead results:(1) the administrator of a hospital licensed under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 241;(2) a professional registered nurse;(3) an administrator or director of a public or private child care facility;(4) an administrator of a home health agency;(5) an administrator or health official of a public or private institution of higher education;(6) a superintendent, manager, or health official of a public or private camp, home, or institution;(7) a parent, managing conservator, or guardian; or(8) a health professional.

Source Note: The provisions of this §37.335 adopted to be effective December 27, 1995, 20 TexReg 10771; amended to be effective June 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 4149; amended to be effective August 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 6829.

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