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File #: Int 0904-2018    Version: * Name: Lead Package - Investigation by the dept of health and mental hygiene in connection with lead poisoning incidents involving pregnant women.
Type: Introduction Status: Laid Over in Committee
File created: 5/9/2018 In control: Committee on Health
On agenda: 5/9/2018 Final action:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to investigation by the department of health and mental hygiene in connection with lead poisoning incidents involving pregnant women
Sponsors: Carlina Rivera , Robert F. Holden, Laurie A. Cumbo, Ben Kallos
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 904, 2. Int. No. 904, 3. May 9, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 4. Committee Report 9/27/18
Int. No. 904

By Council Members Rivera, Holden, Cumbo and Kallos

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to investigation by the department of health and mental hygiene in connection with lead poisoning incidents involving pregnant women
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 9 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 1 for the year 2004, is retitled as follows:
Chapter 9
[Lead-Based Paint in Day Care Facilities] Lead
? 2. Subchapter 1 of chapter 9 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED and a new subchapter 1 is added to such chapter to read as follows:
Subchapter 1
Investigations Based on Elevated Blood Lead Level Findings
? 17-910 Reserved.
? 17-911 Reserved.
? 17-911.1 Investigations in connection with elevated blood lead levels for pregnant women. Whenever a report has been made to the department of a pregnant woman with an elevated blood level that is at or above the blood lead reference level established by department rule, the department shall conduct such investigation as may be necessary to identify potential sources of such elevated blood level, including, but not limited to, inspection of any areas that such department would be required to inspect if such pregnant woman was a child under the age of 18 with an elevated blood level at or above such blood lead reference level. The scope of such inspection shall be, at a minimum, the scope that would be required if such pregnant woman was a child under the age of 18 with an elevated blood level at or above such blood lead reference level.
? 3. Subchapter 2 of chapter 9 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 1 for the year 2004, is amended to read as follows:
Subchapter 2
Remediation of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Day Care Facilities
? 17-920 Defini...

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