Delaware § 2601 Short title; definitions

Delaware Statutes

§ 2601 — Short title; definitions

Delaware § 2601

Title16

PartRegulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health

Ch. 26CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION ACT

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Del. Code tit. 16, § 2601 (2026).

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(a)This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.”

(b)For purposes of this chapter:

(1)“Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services.

(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.

(3)“Lead-exposure site” means the location where a child was most likely exposed to lead.

(4)“Program,” used as a proper noun, means the Delaware State Lead-Based Paint Program created under § 2607 of this title.

(5)“Screening” means a capillary blood lead test, including where a

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(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.”

(b) For purposes of this chapter:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Health and Social Services.

(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.

(3) “Lead-exposure site” means the location where a child was most likely exposed to lead.

(4) “Program,” used as a proper noun, means the Delaware State Lead-Based Paint Program created under § 2607 of this title.

(5) “Screening” means a capillary blood lead test, including where a drop of blood is taken from a finger or heel of the foot.

(6) “Testing” means a venous blood lead test where blood is drawn from a vein.