(A) No person shall do any of the following:

(1) Violate any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to it;

(2) Apply or cause to be applied any lead-based paint on or inside a residential unit, child care facility, or school, unless the director of health has determined by rule under section 3742.45 of the Revised Code that no suitable substitute exists;

(3) Interfere with an investigation conducted by the director of health or a board of health in accordance with section 3742.35 of the Revised Code.

(B) No person shall knowingly authorize or employ an individual to perform lead abatement on a residential unit, child care facility, or school unless the individual who will perform the lead abatement holds a valid license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code.

(C) No person shall do any of the following when a residential unit, child care facility, or school is involved:

(1) Perform a lead inspection without a valid lead inspector license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;

(2) Perform a lead risk assessment or provide professional advice regarding lead abatement without a valid lead risk assessor license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;

(3) Act as a lead abatement contractor without a valid lead abatement contractor's license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;

(4) Act as a lead abatement project designer without a valid lead abatement project designer license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;

(5) Perform lead abatement without a valid lead abatement worker license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code;

(6) Effective one year after April 7, 2003, perform a clearance examination without a valid clearance technician license issued under section 3742.05 of the Revised Code, unless the person holds a valid lead inspector license or valid lead risk assessor license issued under that section;

(7) Perform lead training for the licensing purposes of this chapter without a valid approval from the director of health under section 3742.08 of the Revised Code;

(8) Perform interim controls without complying with 24 C.F.R. Part 35.

Amended by 132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 49, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2017.

Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.127, HB 487, §101.01, eff. 9/10/2012.

Effective Date: 04-07-2003; 05-18-2005