Requires health care professionals to perform lead screening on pregnant persons under certain circumstances.
What changed between versions
The obligation to assess and screen for lead exposure was expanded from only physicians and registered professional nurses to also include licensed physician assistants, certified advanced practice nurses, certified nurse midwives, certified professional midwives, and certified midwives.
The requirement now applies specifically to health care professionals who provide prenatal maternity care to a pregnant person, rather than any provider who provides health care services to a pregnant person.
A new exemption was added in section 2(d): a health care professional is not required to conduct lead screening if they determine that another health care provider has already conducted the required screening, preventing duplicate testing.
The original bill required screening only if the assessment identified at least one risk factor per CDC and ACOG recommendations. The amended version removes that conditional trigger and instead requires the assessment itself to be based on those guidelines, making the screening obligation less conditional.
