Sec. 4. (a) The state department, the office of the secretary of family and social services, and local health departments shall share among themselves and with the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development information, including a child’s name, address, and demographic information, that is gathered after January 1, 1990, concerning the concentration of lead in the blood of a child less than seven (7) years of age to the extent necessary to determine the prevalence and distribution of lead poisoning in children less than seven (7) years of age.

     (b) The state department, the office of the secretary of family and social services, and local health departments shall share information described in subsection (a) that is gathered after July 1, 2002, among themselves and with organizations that administer federal, state, and local programs covered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations concerning lead-based paint poisoning prevention in certain residential structures under 24 CFR Subpart A, Part 35 to the extent necessary to ensure that children potentially affected by lead-based paint and lead hazards are adequately protected from lead poisoning.

     (c) A person who shares data under this section is not liable for any damages caused by compliance with this section.

As added by P.L.99-2002, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.1-2003, SEC.63; P.L.135-2005, SEC.6.