Targeted Lead Screening Plans
Guidance for : As announced in our Information Bulletin dated March 30, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is revising its policy with respect to screening Medicaid eligible children for lead poisoning to align with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC encourages targeted screening in states that have sufficient data to demonstrate that universal screening is not the most effective method of identifying exposure to lead (see http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5809a1.htm).
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: June 22, 2012
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