(a) In addition to the reports of blood lead levels made pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 11.03, results of blood lead analyses that are less than three and a half micrograms per deciliter for any resident of the City of New York shall be reported as follows:
(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2), clinical laboratories shall report blood lead test results that are less than three and a half micrograms per deciliter to the Department.
(2) A clinical laboratory that reports blood lead test results less than three and a half micrograms per deciliter electronically to the New York State Department of Health shall not be required to make any additional report to the Department of such test results.
(3) A person or entity who orders or performs blood lead tests but does not submit the specimen to a clinical laboratory for analysis shall report results of less than three and a half micrograms per deciliter to the Department.
(4) Results required to be reported pursuant to this section shall be submitted to the Department in an electronic transmission format acceptable to the Department or in writing via facsimile or by mail, within five (5) business days after such results are known by such person or entity. Reports required pursuant to this section shall contain all the information required by the Department for the protection of public health, and shall be made on forms furnished by the Department or shall contain all the information required by such forms.
(b) Children's blood lead registry. All records of blood lead tests created or received by the Department pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 11.03 and this section for children shall be maintained in a registry in accordance with and subject to the limitations on disclosure of 24 RCNY Health Code § 11.11(d).
(Amended City Record 6/19/2019, eff. 7/19/2019; amended City Record 11/4/2022, eff. 12/4/2022)