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Executive Summary - Calendar Year 2005 ODJFS and OHP are committed to Ohio children's safety and health. OHP invites you to take an in-depth look at the information on this page. It will provide you with needed information and resources. It is the ODJFS- OHP goal to improve lead testing rates for Medicaid eligible children. Below you will find information that you need as a provider to better serve the Medicaid child population in regards to lead testing. Guidelines for Medicaid Lead Testing: Mandatory screening- All 12- and 24-month old Medicaid eligible children must have a blood lead screening test (regardless of ZIP Code or exposure to lead), as stated in the Ohio Administrative Code Rule 5101:3-14-03. Please click on the above "GUIDELINES" link for more information. Ohio Department Of Health (ODH) - Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Included in these pages is information to order literature, data and statistics, general guidelines for all children, approved clinical laboratories, and more. Please take a look around these pages. There is a wealth of information and resources.
Local area Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs: Regional Resource Centers located around the state and serving local county Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs are a source of information for local providers. Forming a Local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Workgroup: Best Practices for Successful Implementation - The Ohio Lead Advisory Council has developed this resource to assist local entities in creating a lead poisoning prevention workgroup or adding lead poisoning prevention to an existing child health agenda. The document provides tips on forming a lead poisoning prevention workgroup, involving local partners and identifying strategies to create a successful child health initiative. Directory of CDJFS Healthchek and Pregnancy Related Service Coordinators: Healthchek is a package of health services for children including lead testing. Every child should have a Healthchek exam yearly. A coordinator is available in each county to assist you in getting these services. ODH Blood Lead Analysis Reporting Requirements: For the purposes of meeting the blood lead analysis reporting requirements of this rule and the requirements in rule 3701-32-14 of the Administrative Code (blood lead analysis reporting on all residents of the state), Any provider ordering a lead test be completed must report all of the required information as described below in sections one through nine to the clinical laboratory that performs the analysis to detect or determine levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, or arsenic. The analytical laboratory is then required to forward this information in addition to the information required in sections ten and eleven to the Ohio Department of Health's Childhood Lead poisoning Prevention Program within seven days of analysis.
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