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S 1816: Relates to the definition of elevated blood lead levels; provides that elevated lead levels means a blood lead level greater than or equal to 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood or such lower blood lead level as may be established by the department of health pursuant to rule or regulation.
What S 1816 does, verified March 24, 2026
The bill aims to update the definition of elevated blood lead levels in New York State. Currently, it is defined as a blood lead level greater than or equal to 5 micrograms per deciliter of whole blood. The bill would change this to a level of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter of whole blood, or a lower level established by the department of health. The department of health would need to adopt necessary regulations to implement this change within 90 days of the bill's effective date. Additionally, the department would be authorized to promulgate emergency regulations if a new federal guideline recommends a lower blood lead concentration. The bill would take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-03-23)Alert me
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| Mar. 23, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Mar. 23, 2026 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Mar. 23, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| Mar. 19, 2026 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Mar. 18, 2026 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 369 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1816 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the definition of elevated blood lead levels The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 1370 of the public health law, as 2 amended by section 1 of part P of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 6. "Elevated lead levels" means a blood lead level greater than or 5 equal to [five] 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood or 6 such lower blood lead level as may be established by the department 7 pursuant to rule or regulation. 8 § 2. (a) Within 90 days after the date on which this act takes effect, 9 the department of health shall adopt all necessary regulations to define 10 "elevated lead levels" to mean a blood lead level greater than or equal 11 to 3.5 micrograms per deciliter of whole blood, or such lower blood lead 12 level as such department may establish, to be utilized in its lead 13 poisoning prevention program. The department of health shall be author- 14 ized to promulgate regulations on an emergency basis to implement the 15 provisions of this act. 16 (b) Within 6 months after the date on which the federal department of 17 health and human services has published guidance recommending a lower 18 concentration of lead in blood than the concentration established pursu- 19 ant to subdivision 6 of section 1370 of the public health law as the 20 reference level for conducting an environmental intervention, the 21 department of health shall publish a notice of proposed rule making to 22 consider the incorporation of such guidance into its regulations. 23 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01240-01-5
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