Senate Bill 514 Printer's Number 481
PENNSYLVANIA, March 15 - PRINTER'S NO. 481
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
514
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, HAYWOOD, J. WARD, HUGHES, DILLON, KANE,
ROBINSON, FLYNN, COMITTA, SANTARSIERO, TARTAGLIONE,
CAPPELLETTI AND STEFANO, MARCH 15, 2023
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 15, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 3, 2022 (P.L.2135, No.150),
entitled "An act providing for blood lead assessment and
testing of certain children and pregnant women by health care
providers; imposing duties on the Department of Health; and
requiring certain health insurance policies to cover blood
lead tests," further providing for legislative purpose and
for lead poisoning prevention, assessment and testing.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3(3) of the act of November 3, 2022
(P.L.2135, No.150), known as the Childhood Blood Lead Test Act,
is amended to read:
Section 3. Legislative purpose.
The purposes of this act are:
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(3) To [encourage] require the testing of all children
in this Commonwealth by two years of age so that prompt
diagnosis and treatment, as well as the prevention of harm,
are possible.
Section 2. Section 5 heading and (a) of the act are amended
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