Case Management with a Public Health Nurse
NNPH offers case management services based on a child's blood lead level. These services include:
- Monitoring Medical Care: Keeping track of medical care and scheduling regular blood tests until the child's lead level drops below 3.5 µg/dL.
- Coordinating Care: Helping arrange treatments or hospital visits if necessary.
- Family Education: Teaching families about lead hazards and how to reduce exposure.
- Support Services: Connecting families to developmental programs and nutritional resources like WIC.
- Contact us: 775-328-6164
Environmental Lead Investigation
Based on the blood lead level and interviews with parents, an environmental investigation may be scheduled to determine all possible sources of lead to protect the child from further exposure. .
- An EPA-certified lead risk assessor will interview the family to find out where the child may have been exposed to lead and will test those areas.
- A lead risk assessment involves a visual inspection and testing of paint, dust, and soil, and other areas of interest, in homes built before 1978 to check for lead hazards.
- The risk assessor provides a report detailing the findings and suggests ways to reduce lead hazards.
- Only EPA-certified assessors can conduct these assessments.
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Lead Exposure is a reportable condition by law
In the state of Nevada lead exposure is a reportable condition by law. Per NRS 441A, reports of specified diseases, outbreaks, and extraordinary occurrences of illness MUST be made to the local health authority. This law requires physicians, registered nurses, and directors of medical facilities report lead exposure and elevated blood lead levels as events of concern. Failure to report is a misdemeanor and subject to an administrative fine of $1,000 for each violation.
Per NRS 442.700
- All tests (positive, negative, capillary and venous) must be reported, including those conducted in your office or facility.
- All lead tests must include the child's name, sex, race, ethnicity, date of birth, address and zip code, date of sample collection, type of sample collected and the provider's name and contact information.
You can report lead tests by contacting your local health authority through the following methods.
