Bill Text: MI HB5368 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Health: children; reporting requirements for blood lead levels for minors; modify, and update certain definitions. Amends sec. 5474 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.5474) & adds sec. 5456a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4532'23
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-12-18 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [HB5368 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB5368-Engrossed.html
Substitute For
HOUSE BILL NO. 5368
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 5456a.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 5456a. (1) "Elevated blood lead level" or "EBL" means the lowest of the following:
(a) A concentration of lead in whole blood that is equal to or greater than 3.5 micrograms per deciliter.
(b) A concentration of lead in whole blood that is equal to or greater than the blood lead reference value for children, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(c) A concentration of lead in whole blood that is equal to or greater than the blood lead reference value for children, as determined by the department.
(2) "EBL environmental investigation" means both of the following:
(a) A study of the living environment of a minor with an elevated blood lead level performed by an EBL investigator to identify causative lead exposures.
(b) The provision of a report by the EBL investigator explaining the results of the study and options for remediation of exposures.
(3) "EBL investigator" means a certified risk assessor who has been endorsed by the department to conduct EBL environmental investigations.
(4) "Emergency renovation operations" means renovation activities that were not planned but result from a sudden, unexpected event, such as a nonroutine failure of equipment, that, if not immediately attended to, presents a safety or public health hazard or threatens equipment, property, or both with significant damage. Once the emergency is controlled, applicable laws and rules apply.
(5) "Encapsulant" means a substance that forms a barrier between lead-based paint and the environment using a liquid-applied coating, with or without reinforcement materials, or an adhesively bonded covering material.
(6) "Encapsulation" means the application of an encapsulant.
(7) "Enclosure" means the use of rigid, durable construction materials that are mechanically fastened to the substrate to act as a barrier between lead-based paint and the environment.
(8) "EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(9) "Firm" means any of the following:
(a) A company, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship or individual doing business, association, or other business entity.
(b) A federal, state, tribal, or local governmental agency.
(c) A nonprofit organization.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 4532 of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.
