Section 14

(410 ILCS 45/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1314) Sec. 14. Departmental rules and activities. The Department shall establish and publish rules governing permissible limits of lead in and about regulated facilities. No later than 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the Department shall submit proposed amended rules to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to update: the definition of elevated blood lead level to be in accordance with the most recent childhood blood lead level reference value from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the current requirements for the inspection of regulated facilities occupied by children based on the updated definition of elevated blood lead level or the history of lead hazards; and any other existing rules that will assist the Department in its efforts to prevent, reduce, or mitigate the negative impact of instances of lead poisoning among children. The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly do not preclude subsequent rulemaking by the Department. The Department shall also initiate activities that: (a) Either provide for or support the monitoring and validation of all medical