{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2601","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 2601","heading":"Short title; definitions.","body":"(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.”\n(b) For purposes of this chapter:\n(1) “Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services.\n(2) “Elevated blood lead level” means a blood lead level that meets or exceeds 3.5 micrograms per deciliter or a blood lead level established by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s blood lead reference value, whichever is lower.\n(3) “Lead-exposure site” means the location where a child was most likely exposed to lead.\n(4) “Program,” used as a proper noun, means the Delaware State Lead-Based Paint Program created under § 2607 of this title.\n(5) “Screening” means a capillary blood lead test, including where a drop of blood is taken from a finger or heel of the foot.\n(6) “Testing” means any of the following:\na. A venous blood test in which blood is drawn from a vein.\nb. Two capillary blood screenings collected within 12 weeks of each other.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health","CHAPTER 26. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c026/index.html#2601","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"454c1fe86620d8df484b76ed1462ef3cf2f54814e61ee592340aa3d2668379ed","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2513c","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}