For Local Health Departments
Triggers that Require LHD Response
Child EBLL: child has one venous test result ≥ 20 micrograms/deciliter
- Conduct an epidemiological investigation (comprehensive lead inspection, epidemiological investigation form)
- The medical provider must conduct a follow-up venous blood test within 3 months
Child EBLL: child has two venous test results of 15-19 micrograms/deciliter taken at least 90 days apart
- Conduct a comprehensive lead inspection
- Epidemiological investigation form is not required but it is recommended
- The medical provider must conduct a follow-up venous within 3 months
Local Health Department Regulatory Response & Reporting
- Requirements and Guidance for Childhood Lead Screening
- Regulatory Response and Reporting Requirements, Children Age 0 -5
- Regulatory Response and Reporting Requirements, Children Age 6-15
Circular Letters
2018
2017
- 2017-25 Revision to the Lead Abatement Consultant Contractor Licensing Discipline
- 2017-27 New Licensing Requirement for Lead and Asbestos Training Providers
- 2017-31 Annual Disease Surveillance Report on Childhood Lead Poisoning
- 2017-46 Healthy Homes Surveillance Report and Strategic Plan
2016
2015
- 2015-16 Lead Inspection and Testing Summary Form and E-Reports to DPH
- 2015-18 Annual Disease Surveillance Report on Childhood Lead Poisoning
- 2015-41 Updates for Approved Training Course Providers
2014
- 2014-15 Collaborating with Local Building Officials to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning during the RRP of pre-1978 Homes
- 20140-4 Annual Disease Surveillance Report on Childhood Lead Poisoning CT
- 20141-3 Epidemiological Investigation Form and Lead Inspection and Testing Summary Form Revision
2013
- 2013-27 LHD Responsibilities and a Result of the Updated Childhood Lead Screening Requirements
- 2013-67 Guidance on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Regulations
2012
- 2012-34 CT Efficient Healthy Homes Initiative
- 2012-36 Modification of the DCF/DPH protocol to prevent childhood lead poisoning in pre-1978
foster care homes - 2012-48 Healthy Homes Data Book
- 2012-57 State Department of Education Education Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Lead Poisoning in Children
- 2012-65 Annual Disease Surveillance Report on Childhood Lead Poisoning
- 2012-66 CDC Lead Reference Value
- 2012-69 Paint Chip Sampling under the RRP Rule
Cleaning Lead Dust:
- Horizontal Brochure (English)
- Horizontal Brochure (Spanish)
- Preventing Lead Dust Inside
- Reducing Lead Hazards at Home
- Seven Facts About Lead-Based Paint
- Tips for Cleaning Lead Dust
- Education Packet (English)
- Education Packet (Spanish)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Spanish)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Arabic)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Chinese)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Dari)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Haitian Creole)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Hindi)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Pashto)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Polish)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Somali)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Swahili)
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Fact Sheet (Urdu)
Order Form to Request Educational Materials from DPH
Statutes and Regulations relating to lead
Lead Inspection
- Epidemiological Investigation Form
- Lead Inspection and Testing Summary Form
- State of CT DPH Laboratory Collection Form
- Administrative Search Warrant
- How to Get the Job Done: Legal Issues and Environmental Health
Lead Abatement
- Lead Abatement Order
- Lead Abatement Order – Residence with no EBLL child
- Model Lead Abatement Plan
- Model Lead Management Plan
- Warning Sign
- State Historic Preservation Office Project Review Form
DPH Newsletters
- April 2019
- January 2019
- September 2018
- June 2018
- March 2018
- November 2017
- December 2016
- September 2016
EPAs RRP Violation Report Form
10/30/2018 Training for Code Enforcement Officials Regarding Steps to Achieving Compliance for Lead Cases
Lead, Radon and Healthy Homes Semi-annual Meetings
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
