Lead Screening Policy & Guidance - Follow-up testing for Children

Office of Environmental Health

The Screening Policy & Guidance for Preventing Childhood Lead Poisoning in Arizona

Table of Contents	The AZ Childhood Lead Screening Policy	Lead Poisoning/Prevention

Health Effects	Pathways to Lead Exposure	Sources of Lead Exposure

Childhood Lead Poisoning in AZ	Anticipatory Guidance	Blood Lead Screening Recommendations

Diagnostic Testing For Children w/ Elevated Blood Lead Levels	Follow-Up Testing For Children w/ Elevated Blood Lead Levels	Reporting of Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Follow-Up Svcs

Comprehensive Follow-Up Svcs	Clinical Mgmt	Environmental Case Follow-Up

Mgmt of Lead Hazards	References	Appendix A

Appendix B [PDF 79K] (Acrobat Reader^™ needed for viewing)	Appendix C-1	Appendix C-2

Follow-Up Testing For Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels

A follow-up test is a venous blood lead level test used to monitor the status of a child with an elevated diagnostic test result.

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If the result of the diagnostic test is:	Perform follow-up test on venous blood within:
10-14 µg/dL	3 months
15-19 µg/dL	2 months
>20 µg/dL	Child should receive clinical management

If the result of follow-up testing is >20 µg/dL, or if the child has had two or more venous blood lead levels of 15-19 µg/dL at least 3 months apart, the child should receive clinical management.

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