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A lead poisoning bill has advanced through the Indiana Senate receiving bipartisan support with a vote of 48-0. The legislation is intended to ensure more Indiana children are protected from the dangers of lead poisoning, which can include learning disabilities, behavior problems and many other health issues.
Sen. Connie Sipes, who co-authored the bill, says that lead poisoning problems that show up among children are often never investigated for the possibility of lead poisoning because “doctors and medical facilities don’t have the training, equipment or understanding to diagnose it properly.”
The legislation would create new measures to better evaluate Medicaid’s screening of lead poisoning by putting into place preventative measures and ways to alert residents of its dangers. Federal law states children on Medicaid must be screened for lead exposure. Sen. Vi Simpson, another co-author of the bill, said Indiana has done very little to prevent future lead exposure instances.
In Indiana, just 8.9 percent of Medicaid-eligible children are tested for lead poisoning, compared to the national average of 20 percent. All children eligible for Medicaid are considered at-risk for lead poisoning, and if between the ages of one and six years old, children are recommended receiving blood lead tests.
The Indiana House of Representatives will now decide on further action for the legislation.
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