(a) The Department of Health is designated as the Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Agency.
(b) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall perform the functions vested in the department pursuant to this subchapter.
(c) In discharging its function in lead poisoning prevention and control, the department may:
(1) Develop a screening program to identify children under six (6) years of age with lead poisoning or potential lead poisoning;
(2) Report immediately all actual or suspected cases of lead poisoning found in the screening program to the parent or legal guardian;
(3) Follow up the positive screening results by referring children with extremely high blood lead levels for clinical evaluations or treatment and retest children with minimal elevated levels within three (3) months;
(4) Investigate the lead hazard in the places of residence and frequent occupancy of children with elevated blood lead readings;
(5) Notify the owner and occupant in writing of the lead hazard and, if necessary and after a hearing pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., require discontinuance within thirty (30) days of a paint condition conducive to lead poisoning in any designated dwelling;
(6) Prescribe in written notice to the owner and the occupant the method of discontinuance of the lead paint condition conducive to lead poisoning;
(7) Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the United States Government, municipal agencies, other state and interstate agencies, political subdivisions, and other private or public groups concerned with the prevention and control of lead poisoning;
(8) Collect and disseminate information relating to the prevention and control of lead poisoning;
(9) Formulate, adopt, promulgate, amend, and repeal rules for the prevention and control of lead poisoning; and
(10) Issue such orders or modifications thereof as may be necessary in connection with proceedings under this subchapter.