New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 1370-d. Lead screening of child care, pre-school, pre-kindergarten or kindergarten enrollees

1. Except as provided pursuant to regulations of the department, each child care provider, public and private nursery school, pre-school, and pre-kindergarten or kindergarten licensed, certified or approved by any state or local agency shall, prior to or within three months after initial enrollment of a child under six years of age, obtain from a parent or guardian of the child evidence that said child has been screened for lead.

2. Whenever there exists no evidence of lead screening as provided for in subdivision one of this section or other acceptable evidence of the child's screening for lead, the child care provider, principal, teacher, owner or person in charge of the nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten or kindergarten shall provide the parent or guardian of the child with information on lead poisoning in children and lead poisoning prevention and refer the parent or guardian to a primary care provider or the local health authority.