June 3, 2025

Lead screening in children is an important preventive measure. Children must have at least one capillary or venous blood test on or before their second birthday.

Effective April 21, 2025, we have partnered with Kirby Memorial Health Center to process lead screenings for Health Partners Plans Medicaid and Health Partners Plans CHIP members. Kirby Memorial Health Center Laboratory is a fully equipped, state-of-the-art laboratory that provides blood lead testing for many Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) programs throughout Pennsylvania.

Kirby Memorial Health Center has performed blood lead testing for EPSDT screening programs for over 40 years. The laboratory is certified for blood lead testing by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and CLIA.

A variety of collection supplies are available through Kirby Memorial Health Center for capillector specimen collection. Order forms for supplies are available at www.kirbyhealthcenter.org/clinical-laboratory.

If you need screening supplies or have questions relating to your current supplies and collection method, please contact their Client Services Department at 1-888-841-6699.

If you have general questions, please contact our Provider Services Helpline at 1-888-991-9023 (Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.).