S2870 — Requires any licensed lab performing blood lead analyses of a child under 6 to be certified by the director and said laboratory must perform this test regardless of the child or child’s parent’s ability to pay and at no cost.

S2870 — Requires any licensed lab performing blood lead analyses of a child under 6 to be certified by the director and said laboratory must perform this test regardless of the child or child’s parent’s ability to pay and at no cost. · Informed CitizenryS2870, also titled the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, aims to improve health safety for young children in Rhode Island by standardizing blood lead testing procedures. The bill mandates that any lic…Open in Informed Citizenry