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Board approves updated environmental-investigation and lead notification policies; state lead threshold noted
Summary
The board approved a minor update to the environmental health investigation policy and a revised lead follow-up policy reflecting a state notification level change to 3.5 micrograms per deciliter for capillary screens; the department will follow the state's updated follow-up procedures.
The Vernon County Board of Health reviewed two policy updates for environmental health and lead notification and approved them by voice vote.
Staff explained the environmental health investigation policy had small language clarifications but no change to how complaints are reported; staff reiterated the department does not accept anonymous environmental complaints to avoid neighbor-to-neighbor disputes. For the lead policy, staff said the state notification level for capillary lead tests has changed from 5 micrograms per deciliter to 3.5 and described the department's follow-up process when a child’s capillary draw exceeds 3.5.
"The lead level had actually dropped, so we used to be notified at 5 micrograms per deciliter when a child would have a lead level drawn. And now it's dropped down to 3.5," a staff member explained during the discussion. The board moved and approved the policies by voice vote; detailed roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
