- (a) The Department maintains a lead poisoning prevention program. This program is responsible for establishing and coordinating activities to prevent lead poisoning and to minimize risk of exposure to lead.
- (b) The Department enforces rules for screening children for lead poisoning, and for follow-up of children who have elevated blood lead levels.
- (c) The Department may enter into interagency agreements to coordinate lead poisoning prevention, exposure reduction, identification and treatment activities and lead reduction activities with other federal, state and local agencies and programs.
- (d) The Department maintains a statewide surveillance system of all Oklahoma resident's blood lead levels provided such information is monitored as confidential except for disclosure for medical treatment purposes or disclosure of non-identifying epidemiological data.
- (e) The Department develops and implements public education and community outreach programs on lead exposure, detection and risk reduction.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 3055, eff 7-27-95
Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1281, eff 10-1-17
Amended at 38 Ok Reg 2029, eff 9-11-21
Amended at 40 Ok Reg 1563, eff 9-11-23