HOUSE BILL No. 6063

 

 

November 29, 2016, Introduced by Rep. Faris and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 5478b.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 5478b. (1) The commission shall do all of the following:

 

     (a) Study environmental threats of lead poisoning to

 

children's health.

 

     (b) Review the lead poisoning prevention program established

 

under section 5474 and evaluate the effectiveness of the program,

 

including, but not limited to, the ability of the program to

 

satisfy federal law requirements that 100% of all young children

 

enrolled in Medicaid are screened with a blood lead test.

 

     (c) Make recommendations for improvements to the lead

 

poisoning prevention program established under section 5474.

 

     (2) The commission shall consider all information received


from its public hearings, review information from other sources,

 

and study the experiences of other states. The commission shall

 

develop short- and long-range strategic recommendations for

 

childhood lead poisoning prevention and control in this state. The

 

recommendations shall include, but are not limited to, strategies

 

to do all of the following:

 

     (a) Enhance public and professional awareness of lead

 

poisoning as a child health emergency.

 

     (b) Significantly increase blood lead testing rates for young

 

children.

 

     (c) Eliminate or manage the sources of lead poisoning,

 

especially focusing on lead-based paint in aged housing.

 

     (d) Ensure state interagency as well as public and private

 

cooperation and communication regarding resolution of this complex

 

environmental and public health problem.

 

     (3) The commission shall submit a written report of its

 

findings, including the recommendations under subsection (2), to

 

the governor and the legislature by March 31, 2018 and annually

 

after that by March 31 of each year. A representative of the

 

department of health and human services shall provide testimony

 

summarizing the findings and recommendations of the commission to

 

the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives

 

with jurisdiction over issues pertaining to public health and

 

children.

 

     (4) As used in this section, "commission" means the commission

 

established and appointed by the governor under section 5478a.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days


after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6064 (request no.

 

06622'16) of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.