Testing is at your option . According to this law, the presence of any lead-based paint in a building does not require that any remedial action be taken. Current guidelines generally suggest that intact lead paint be left alone unless there are elevated levels of lead in the blood or another critical risk factor. This causes an increased level of lead in the bloodstream, which has many serious health effects. These effects are generally most serious in younger children.
Doctors often test lead levels in blood for children under the age of six.
Only if these test results are high is any action mandated by local health departments. It is not just peeling lead-based paint that is a hazard. A child could eat or breathe these lead-containing particles. For example, if lead-containing dust settles on a toy, a child playing with that toy is at increased risk. There is also a risk of lead contamination from drinking water or objects that contain lead.