Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to make available and require educational materials on blood lead level testing for a pregnant woman who receives vouchers for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

SB 1255 requires Tennessee’s Department of Health to mandate blood lead level testing for all students before attending public K-12 schools and for pregnant women receiving WIC program vouchers. It directs the department to provide support services - including nutritional counseling and educational resources - for individuals with elevated lead levels or lead poisoning. Juvenile detention facilities receiving federal funding must collaborate with health and education agencies to offer these services to detained youth with high lead levels. The bill affects students, pregnant women in WIC, and detained youth, with parental opt-out allowed for school testing.