Authority: IC 4-22-2; IC 16-19-3.1-1; IC 16-19-3.1-4; IC 35-48-4

Affected: IC 16-19-3.1

Sec. 6. (a) Each room and space in the contaminated property shall be sampled. Except as provided in subsection (g), the qualified inspector shall collect all of the samples required by this section in accordance with ASTM D 6661-01 or another equivalent method or practice.

(b) In each room within the contaminated property, four (4) ten (10) centimeter by ten (10) centimeter areas, for a total of four hundred (400) square centimeters, shall be wipe sampled from each of the following locations:

1. (1) One (1) ten (10) centimeter by ten (10) centimeter area from a location at or near the center of the floor.
2. (2) One (1) ten (10) centimeter by ten (10) centimeter area from a location at or near the center of the ceiling.
3. (3) One (1) ten (10) centimeter by ten (10) centimeter area from a location at or near the center of each of two (2) walls.

These four (4) wipes may be combined into one (1) sample for every room.

(c) In addition to the room samples required by subsection (b), if the contaminated property includes a kitchen, four (4) additional ten (10) centimeter by ten (10) centimeter areas, for a total of four hundred (400) square centimeters, shall be wipe sampled from each of the following:

1. (1) Countertop
2. (2) Sink.
3. (3) Stovetop.
4. (4) Floor in front of the stovetop.

If the stove or cook top has been removed, a sample shall be collected from the vent hood or, if there is no vent hood, from a cabinet in the immediate vicinity of the stove or cook top. The four (4) wipes from the kitchen may be combined into one (1) kitchen sample. Wipes from newly replaced appliances shall not be included in the sample.

(d) In addition to the room samples required by subsection (b), if the contaminated property includes a bathroom, four (4) additional ten (10) centimeter by ten (10) centimeter areas, for a total of four hundred (400) square centimeters shall be wipe sampled from each of the following in each bathroom:

1. (1) Countertop.
2. (2) Sink.
3. (3) Toilet.
4. (4) Shower or bathtub.

The four (4) wipes from each bathroom may be combined into one (1) bathroom fixture sample for each bathroom. Wipes from newly replaced fixtures shall not be included in the sample.

(e) In addition to the room samples required by subsection (b), four (4) additional ten (10) centimeter by ten (10) centimeter areas, for a total of four hundred (400) square centimeters shall be wipe sampled at four (4) different locations in the ventilation system. These four (4) wipes may be combined into one (1) sample.

(f) If the contaminated property contains any cleaned appliances, one ten (10) centimeter by ten (10) centimeter area for a total of one hundred (100) square centimeters, shall be wipe sampled from the exposed portion of each appliance. If multiple appliances are present, up to four (4) wipes may be combined into one (1) appliance sample for a total of four hundred (400) square centimeters per sample.

(g) If highly textured, coarse, or porous materials, such as concrete, brick, cloth, wood, or textured ceiling paint, are present on ceilings, walls, or floors after decontamination, those surfaces shall be:

1. (1) removed;
2. (2) sampled using the vacuum sampling method in ASTM D 5756-02 or another equivalent method or practice; or
3. (3) sampled by removing a one hundred (100) square centimeter sample and analyzing the sample in accordance with Method 8270C or another equivalent method or practice.

(h) In addition to the samples required by subsections (b) through (g), all quality control samples required by ASTM D 6661-01, ASTM D 5756-02, Method 8270C, or another equivalent method or practice shall be obtained.

(i) The qualified inspector shall preserve and handle all samples in accordance with Method 8270C or another equivalent method or practice.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 38-5-6; filed Feb 21, 2007, 1:56 p.m.: 20070321-IR-318060125FRA; readopted filed Aug 5, 2013, 2:08 p.m.: 20130904-IR-318130240RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA; readopted filed Nov 14, 2025, 11:18 a.m.: 20251210-IR-410240588RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Department of Environmental Management (318 IAC 1-5-6) to the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 38-5-6) by P.L.111-2018, SECTION 17, effective July 1, 2018.