Regulation .08 Environmental Investigation Report.
Regulation .08 Environmental Investigation Report.LinkCopy Citation
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.