Legislation to Ensure Lead Testing for Children Heads for Governor’s Signature
Sacramento- AB 2122 by Assemblymembers Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-San Bernardino) is headed to Governor Brown after passing the Assembly floor on a unanimous, bi-partisan 80-0 vote. The bill would require the Department of Health Care Services to ensure that Medi-Cal enrolled children are blood lead tested. The bill also requires the department to notify parents and health providers when a Medi-Cal enrolled child misses a required blood lead test.