(a) Inspection may only be performed by an individual meeting the following criteria:

1. (1) Certified by the Department of Health as an inspector or risk assessor; and
2. (2) Performing the inspection for a licensed lead-based paint consultant or lead-based paint contractor or as an in-house employee.

(b) If a lead-based paint inspection is conducted on a target house or child-occupied facility, the inspection must be conducted according to the following procedures:

1. (1) When conducting an inspection, the following locations shall be:

   1. (A) Selected according to documented methodologies, as defined in this part; and
   2. (B) Tested for the presence of lead-based paint in a:

(i) Target house and child-occupied facility, each component with a distinct painting history and each exterior component with a distinct painting history shall be tested for lead-based paint, except those components that the inspector or risk assessor determines to have been replaced after 1978, or to not contain lead-based paint; and

1. (ii) Multifamily dwelling or child-occupied facility, each component with a distinct painting history in every common area, except those components that the inspector or risk assessor determines to have been replaced after 1978, or to not contain lead-based paint; and

2. (2) Paint shall be sampled in the following manner:

   1. (A) The analysis of paint to determine the presence of lead shall be conducted using documented methodologies which incorporate adequate quality control procedures; and/or

   2. (B) All collected paint chip samples shall be analyzed according to the requirements of 20 CAR § 130-806, to determine if they contain detectable levels of lead that can be quantified numerically.

      1. (c) The certified inspector or risk assessor shall prepare a written inspection report which shall include the following information:
3. (1) Date of each inspection;
4. (2) Street address of building;
5. (3) Date of construction and date of any replacements the inspector determines to have been made to the structure;
6. (4) Apartment numbers (if applicable);
7. (5) Name, address, and telephone number of the owner or owners of each target house or child-occupied facility;
8. (6) Name, signature, and certification number of each certified inspector and/or risk assessor conducting testing;
9. (7) Name, address, and telephone number of the licensed firm employing the inspector and/or risk assessor for the particular inspection;
10. (8) Each testing method and device and/or sampling procedure employed for paint analysis, including quality control data and, if used, the serial number of any x-ray fluorescence (XRF) device and the name and certification number of the individual operating the XRF, and the name and license number of the contractor or consultant employing the individual;
11. (9) Specific locations of each painted component tested for the presence of lead-based paint, including a diagram; and
12. (10) The results of the inspection expressed in terms appropriate to the sampling method used.