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Chapter 06. Reporting of Heavy Metal Poisoning

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Regulation .01 Definitions.Copy Citation

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A.
The following terms have the meanings indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
“Department” means the Department of the Environment.
(2)
“Elevated levels of arsenic” means:
(a)
Blood arsenic levels equal to or greater than .07 micrograms per milliliter.
(b)
Urine arsenic levels equal to or greater than 100 micrograms per liter.
(3)
“Elevated levels of cadmium” means:
(a)
Blood cadmium levels equal to or greater than 10 micrograms per liter.
(b)
Urine cadmium levels equal to or greater than 20 micrograms per liter.
(4)
“Elevated levels of lead” means:
(a)
Blood lead levels equal to or greater than 25 micrograms per deciliter.
(b)
Urine lead levels equal to or greater than 80 micrograms per liter.
(5)
“Elevated levels of mercury” means:
(a)
Blood mercury levels equal to or greater than 3 micrograms per deciliter.
(b)
Urine mercury levels equal to or greater than 20 micrograms per liter.
(6)
“Laboratory” means a medical laboratory licensed by the State of Maryland that conducts tests for lead, mercury, arsenic, or cadmium levels in blood or urine.
(7)
“Local health department” means the health department of the Maryland subdivision where the patient resides.
(8)
“MOSH” means Maryland Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor.

Regulation .02 Reporting Procedure.Copy Citation

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Who Shall Report.
(1)
Reporting by Laboratories. The supervisor or director of a laboratory shall report to the Department the results of test showing elevated levels of lead, mercury, arsenic, or cadmium in blood or urine in Maryland residents 18 years and older.
(2)
Reporting by the Department.
(a)
The Department shall report test results of occupational cases to MOSH.
(b)
The Department shall report test results to the local health department of residence.
B.
Time and Method of Reporting.
(1)
The laboratories shall record all elevated levels of lead, mercury, arsenic, or cadmium in blood or urine on the forms provided by the Department and shall also record information as prescribed on the form.
(2)
The laboratories shall provide the Department with three copies of the reporting forms within 5 working days of completion of the test.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Environment Article, §§1-104(b), 1-405, and 6-701, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: February 8, 1988 (15:3 Md. R. 303) (Chapter recodified from 10.10.08.00)