Authority: IC 16-41-39.4-1

Affected: IC 16-41-39.4

Sec. 9. "Confirmatory testing" means conducting additional blood lead level tests on children with initial capillary blood lead tests as follows:

1. (1) Initial blood lead level zero (0) to three and four-tenths (3.4) μg/dL requires no confirmatory test.

2. (2) Confirming initial blood lead levels of:

   1. (A) three and five-tenths (3.5) to nine and nine-tenths (9.9) μg/dL within three (3) months;
   2. (B) ten (10) to nineteen and nine-tenths (19.9) μg/dL within one (1) month;
   3. (C) twenty (20) to forty-four and nine-tenths (44.9) μg/dL within two (2) weeks;
   4. (D) forty-five (45) to fifty-nine and nine-tenths (59.9) μg/dL within forty-eight (48) hours;
   5. (E) sixty (60) to sixty-nine and nine-tenths (69.9) μg/dL within twenty-four (24) hours; and
   6. (F) seventy (70) μg/dL and higher immediately;
3. after receiving initial test results.
4. (3) Initial blood lead levels of seventy (70) μg/dL and higher shall be confirmed immediately with an emergency lab test and shall be considered a medical emergency.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 29-1-9; filed Jan 2, 2007, 2:49 p.m.: 20070131-IR-410050189FRA; filed Apr 20, 2009, 3:12 p.m.: 20090520-IR-410080318FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA; filed Sep 1, 2022, 4:06 p.m.: 20220928-IR-410220119FRA; readopted filed Nov 14, 2025, 11:18 a.m.: 20251210-IR-410240588RFA)