New York State Law mandates the screening of all children, regardless of perceived risk, for exposure to lead at ages one and AGAIN at two years old.

• Children born between 1994 and 1999 and whose initial screening test (by 12/31/1999) showed no elevated lead levels (<10ug/dL) were evaluated to determine if a second screening test was done. A total of 992,902 children initially screened and found to have a non-elevated blood lead level were eligible to be screened a second time. Just over one-third, or 320,083 of these children received a second screening test by 12/31/2001. Of those, 25,286 (8%) were found during the second test to have an elevated blood lead level of 10 ug/dL or higher (including confirmed and unconfirmed test results). This finding demonstrates the importance of a second screening test even if an initial screening test is negative. http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/lead/exposure/report/section1.htm

New York State Law requires providing of anticipatory guidance to all pregnant women about how to keep themselves and their unborn child safe from lead poisoning.

New York State Law requires doing a risk assessment of all pregnant women (especially foreign-born mothers), and if any risk is identified, to screen with a blood lead level test.