Guidelines and Resources for Clinicians

Guidelines and Procedures:

• The Michigan Blood Lead Testing Plan uses three criteria for determining if a child should be tested for lead poisoning:

  1. Living in one of Michigan's 14 target communities;
  2. Enrollment in Medicaid or WIC; or
  3. Score on a screening questionnaire.

  View the Michigan State-wide Lead Testing/Lead Screening Plan (updated 11/2009)

• Provider guidelines on for physician and health department follow-up (updated 01/2009)
• Provider guidelines on screening and testing (updated 09/2011)
• Procedures for Portable Blood Lead Analyzer Users (LeadCare I & II)

Blood Lead Testing:

• Form DCH-0395 (October 2009): MDCH Blood Lead Analysis Report
• Michigan Regional Laboratory Manual

Resources:

• Professional literature
• Pointers for collecting capillary blood draws (last updated 7/2/2012)
• Primary care providers in Michigan can receive continuing education credits for a web-based training module on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention. Click here for an informational flyer, or find the training module online at training.mihealth.org.

This page updated 7/6/12.