A. Pursuant to the provisions of Environment Article, §6-819, Annotated Code of Maryland, if the property being investigated is an affected property with a defect observed during an on-site assessment:
- (1) The lead paint risk assessor shall issue a Notice of Defect to the owner of the affected property; and
- (2) The property owner shall satisfy the modified risk reduction standard within 30 days of receiving the Notice of Defect from the lead paint risk assessor.
B. A lead paint risk assessor shall prepare an environmental investigation report that includes the following information:
- (1) Identification of lead hazards in the property subject to the environmental investigation;
- (2) Recommendations of immediate actions the caregiver, pregnant woman, or property owner can take to reduce the child’s or pregnant woman’s further exposure to lead; and
(3) Recommendations designed to eliminate a child’s or pregnant woman’s exposure to lead through:
- (a) One or more lead hazard reduction treatments or an abatement performed by a lead paint abatement services provider accredited by the Department under COMAR 26.16.01, and in accordance with the abatement of lead-containing substances protocols under COMAR 26.02.07; or
- (b) Discontinued use of a secondary source that poses a lead hazard to the child or pregnant woman.
C. The lead paint risk assessor shall provide a copy of the environmental investigation report to:
- (1) The caregiver or pregnant woman;
- (2) If different than the caregiver or pregnant woman, the owner of the property subject to the environmental investigation; and
- (3) At the discretion of the Department or local health department, the health officer in the county where the environmental investigation was performed.
Authority: Environment Article, §§ 6-304, 6-305, 6-801, 6-819, 6-846, and 6-1001— 6-1005, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: July 1, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 643)
Regulation .05 amended effective May 25, 2026 (53:10 Md. R. 458)