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Reporting for In-Office Blood Lead Testing

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Reporting for In-Office Blood Lead Testing

Health care providers approved to perform in-office blood lead testing must report results from all in-office blood lead tests directly to the Maine Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (MCLPPP). Reports must be complete, timely, legible and submitted within 48 hours of the test.

Reporting is Important

The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program uses blood lead test results to monitor public health and plan, evaluate, and target resources for lead poisoning prevention activities. We use all results, even those below 5 ug/dL, for these purposes.

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How to Submit Results

  • Perform capillary blood lead analysis using LeadCare II from Magellan Diagnostics, which is the only CLIA waived in-office blood lead testing device for Maine.
  • Report test results to the Maine CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
  • For providers interested in beginning in-office testing, get complete information about the approval and application process and data reporting requirements. 

Information to Report

Patient Information
  • Last Name
  • First Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Sex
  • MaineCare Number
  • Physical Street Address, including apartment number
  • City/Zip
  • County
  • Mailing Address (if different from physical address)
  • Home Phone Number
  • Race (American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, White, Unknown)
  • Ethnicity (Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino, Unknown)
Parent/Guardian Information
  • Last Name
  • First Name
  • Relationship
Provider Data
  • Ordering practitioner
  • Collected date and analyzed date as the date the sample was collected
  • Blood lead level (use Qualitative Result Low if <3.3 ug/dL and High if >65 ug/dL)

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