Int. No. 864-A
By The Speaker (Council Member Johnson) and Council Members Holden, Cumbo, Kallos, Powers, Rose, Brannan, Levine, Rivera, Constantinides, Miller, Ayala, Koo, the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams), Rodriguez, Dromm, Cabrera, Salamanca, Grodenchik, Yeger, Van Bramer, Gibson, Reynoso, Vallone, Rosenthal, Moya, Koslowitz, Deutsch, Treyger, Lander, Ampry-Samuel, Eugene, Adams, Levin, Chin, Menchaca, Maisel, Barron, Cornegy, Louis, Perkins and Ulrich
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to investigations by the department of health and mental hygiene in connection with lead poisoning incidents
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 17-911 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 30 for the year 2020, is amended to read as follows:
? 17-911 Required investigation. a. In addition to or as part of any investigation required pursuant to section 27-2056.14, whenever a report has been made to the department of a person under 18 years of age with an elevated blood lead level that is at or above the blood lead reference level established pursuant to this subchapter, the department shall conduct such investigation as may be necessary to identify potential sources of such elevated blood lead level, including, but not limited to, [an inspection of any] inspecting the following areas:
1. Any dwelling unit in which the department determines such person is routinely present for 10 or more hours per week; and
2. Where a lead-based paint hazard is found in such a dwelling unit, any other dwelling unit in the same building in which a child under the age of one year resides, except that the department shall not be required to inspect any such dwelling unit that is required to be inspected by another agency or governmental entity; and
3. Any covered facility, as such term is defined in section 17-920, where the department dete...
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