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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="6-304" title_number="6" title_name="Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Lead-Based Paint">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section establishes case management assistance and notification requirements for cases of children with elevated blood lead levels greater than or equal to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Between July 1, 2022, and October 27, 2022, inclusive, 5 micrograms per deciliter (�g/dl);</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Between October 28, 2022, and December 31, 2023, inclusive, 3.5 �g/dl; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>On and after January 1, 2024, the reference level, defined in § 6–801(q) of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Secretary shall assist local governments, if necessary, to provide case management of children with elevated blood lead levels.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Within 10 business days after receipt of the results of a blood test for lead poisoning indicating that a child under the age of 6 years has an elevated blood lead level, the Department or a local health department shall notify:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The child’s parent or legal guardian; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the child does not reside at a property owned by the child’s parent or legal guardian, the owner of the property where the child resides.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
