State to require lead testing of infants and toddlers

Illinois is expanding the list of zip codes where lead exposure testing is required for children who live within those areas.  The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that 180 new zip codes have been added to the list this year, bringing the total of high-risk ZIP codes to more than 13-hundred.  The new zip codes represent parts of 47 Illinois counties.  Under Illinois law, any child residing in a high-risk zip code needs to be tested automatically at 12 and 24 months.  By this time next year, all remaining ZIP codes in the state will be included, implementing universal childhood lead testing statewide.