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HB0197 Engrossed                     LRB093 04225 DRJ 04270 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to public health.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The Lead Poisoning Prevention Act is amended
 5    by adding Section 7.3 as follows:

 6        (410 ILCS 45/7.3 new)
 7        Sec. 7.3.  Screening  of  pregnant  or  lactating  women.
 8    Subject  to  appropriations  or  other available funding, the
 9    Department  shall  establish  a  program  to   provide   lead
10    poisoning  screening  for  women  who  are  (i) determined to
11    reside in an area defined as high  risk  by  the  Department,
12    (ii) age 13 or older, and (iii) either pregnant or lactating.