1. (a) Lead-hazard screen may only be performed on target housing or child-occupied facilities by an individual who is:

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

2. (b) If conducted, a lead-hazard screen shall be conducted as follows:

   1. (1) Background information regarding the physical characteristics of the target housing or child-occupied facility and occupant use patterns that may cause lead-based paint exposure to one (1) or more children age six (6) years or younger shall be collected;

   2. (2) A visual inspection of the target housing or child-occupied facility shall be conducted to:

      1. (A) Determine if any deteriorated paint is present; and
      2. (B) Locate at least two (2) dust sampling locations;
   3. (3) If deteriorated paint is present, each surface with deteriorated paint, which is determined, using documented methodologies, to be in poor condition and to have a distinct painting history, shall be tested for the presence of lead;
   4. (4) In target housing, two (2) composite dust samples shall be collected, one (1) from the floors and the other from the windows, in rooms, hallways, or stairwells where one (1) or more children, six (6) years of age and younger, are most likely to come in contact with dust; and
   5. (5) In multifamily dwellings and child-occupied facilities, in addition to the floor and window samples required in subdivision (b)(4) of this section, above, the risk assessor shall also collect composite dust samples from common areas where one (1) or more children, six (6) years of age and younger, are most likely to come into contact with dust.

3. (c) Dust samples shall be collected and analyzed in the following manner:

   1. (1) All dust samples shall be taken using documented methodologies that incorporate adequate quality control procedures; and
   2. (2) All collected dust samples shall be analyzed according to 20 CAR § 130-806, to determine if they contain detectable levels of lead that can be quantified numerically.

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

   1. (1) 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. (2) All collected paint chip samples shall be analyzed according to 20 CAR § 130-806, to determine if they contain detectable levels of lead that can be quantified numerically.

5. (e) If conducted, the lead-hazard screen report shall be conducted by a certified risk assessor which shall include the following information:

   1. (1) Date of the lead-hazard screen;
   2. (2) Address of each building;
   3. (3) Date of construction of buildings;
   4. (4) Apartment number (if applicable);
   5. (5) Name, address, and telephone number of each owner of each building;
   6. (6) Name, signature, telephone number, and certification number of the certified risk assessor conducting the lead-hazard screen;
   7. (7) Name, address, telephone number, and license number of the licensed firm employing each certified risk assessor;
   8. (8) Name, address, and telephone number of each recognized laboratory, as provided in 20 CAR § 130-806, conducting analysis of collected samples;
   9. (9) Results of the visual inspection;
   10. (10) Testing method and sampling procedure for paint analysis employed;
   11. (11) Specific locations of each painted component tested for the presence of lead, including a diagram;
   12. (12) All data collected from on-site testing, including quality control data and, if used, the serial number of any XRF device and the name and certification number of the individual operating the XRF machine, and the name and license number of the contractor or consultant employing the individual;
   13. (13) All results of laboratory analysis on collected paint, soil, and dust samples;
   14. (14) Any other sampling results;
   15. (15) Background information regarding the physical characteristics of the target house or child-occupied facility and occupant use patterns that may cause lead-based paint exposure to one (1) or more children six (6) years of age or younger which has been collected; and
   16. (16) Recommendations, if warranted, for a follow-up risk assessment and, as appropriate, any further actions.

Codification Notes: “XRF” means x-ray fluorescence.