1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; establishing an elevated blood lead level prevention program; 
1.3 	appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.9502, 
1.4 	subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.9502, subdivision 9, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 9.Classification of data. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including 
1.9 	section  13.05, subdivision 9, data collected by the commissioner of health about persons 
1.10 	with blood lead levels, including analytic results from samples of paint, soil, dust, and 
1.11 	drinking water taken from the individual's home and immediate property, shall be private 
1.12 	and may only be used by the commissioner of health, the commissioner of labor and 
1.13 	industry, authorized agents of Indian tribes, and authorized employees of local boards of 
1.14 	health for the purposes set forth in this section, and a public health organization that has 
1.15 	entered into a data sharing agreement with the commissioner of health under section 
1.16 	144.9512, subdivision 2. 

1.17 	Sec. 2. [144.9512] ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVEL PREVENTION 
1.18 	PROGRAM.
1.19 		Subdivision 1.Program established. The commissioner of health shall provide a 
1.20 	grant to a public health organization with expertise in lead poisoning prevention for the 
1.21 	purpose of establishing an elevated blood lead level prevention program. The program 
1.22 	shall assist families of children at risk for elevated blood lead levels to prevent their 
2.1 	children's blood lead levels from rising to 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole 
2.2 	blood.
2.3 		Subd. 2.Data. The commissioner of health and the public health organization 
2.4 	shall enter into a data sharing agreement that provides the organization with the names 
2.5 	of children found to have blood lead levels of more than five micrograms of lead per 
2.6 	deciliter of whole blood. The commissioner of health and the organization shall enter into 
2.7 	a data privacy agreement that ensures that data on children with elevated blood lead levels 
2.8 	remains private as required under section 144.9502, subdivision 9.
2.9 		Subd. 3.Program requirements. The program shall operate from January 1, 2007, 
2.10 	to January 1, 2010, and offer the following services:
2.11 	(1) education and information services that inform parents about the risk of elevated 
2.12 	blood lead levels and the importance of prevention;
2.13 	(2) assessments that identify possible sources of lead in and around homes, such 
2.14 	as home lead tests;
2.15 	(3) referrals to and assistance in accessing lead abatement services when appropriate;
2.16 	(4) assistance in ensuring that all children in the program receive lead testing every 
2.17 	three months;
2.18 	(5) consultation services with physicians about prevention issues;
2.19 	(6) health education and information services including information on diet and 
2.20 	health practices that prevent further increases in blood lead levels; and
2.21 	(7) case coordination services.
2.22 		Subd. 4.Report required. The commissioner of health shall submit a report to the 
2.23 	legislature by February 15, 2009, that contains information on the impact of the program 
2.24 	and recommendations on whether or not the program should be continued, and if so, any 
2.25 	changes that should be made to the program. The public health organization shall provide 
2.26 	the commissioner of health with all the data necessary to complete the report.

2.27 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
 2.28 	$....... is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2007 to the commissioner 
2.29 	of health to be used for a grant to a public health organization with expertise in lead 
2.30 	poisoning prevention for the purpose of establishing an elevated blood lead level 
2.31 	prevention program under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.9512. The grant may be used 
2.32 	in combination with existing public and private funds.