Section 130-A:16 – Penalty.
130-A:16 Penalty. – Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each day that a violation exists. When lead hazard reduction has been ordered, the period of violation shall be calculated from the last date for reduction stated in the order issued under RSA 130-A:7 or […]
Section 130-A:8-a – Relocation of Tenants.
130-A:8-a Relocation of Tenants. – I. In circumstances where the presence of a lead exposure hazard is unsuspected and becomes known when the dwelling or dwelling unit is already rented to a family with a child, the owner may temporarily relocate the family during the lead hazard reduction activity. The temporary relocation shall meet […]
Section 130-A:9 – Prohibitions.
130-A:9 Prohibitions. – I. No person shall perform or cause to be performed lead base substance abatement, in-place management, or interim controls in a dwelling or dwelling unit, or in any child care facility, in any manner other than as provided for in rules adopted under RSA 130-A:10. II. No person shall perform or […]
Section 130-A:5 – Investigations.
130-A:5 Investigations. – I. The commissioner shall investigate cases of lead poisoning in children reported under RSA 141-A whose blood lead level meets or exceeds 5 micrograms per deciliter of whole venous blood. The commissioner may also conduct investigations when there is reason to believe that a lead exposure hazard, as defined in RSA […]
Section 130-A:5-a – Universal Testing; Health Care Providers; Not Liable.
130-A:5-a Universal Testing; Health Care Providers; Not Liable. – All health care providers who provide primary medical care shall conduct blood testing of all one and 2-year old patients to determine a blood lead level. A health care provider shall not be liable for not performing a test for blood lead level when a […]
Section 130-A:5-b – Child Screenings.
130-A:5-b Child Screenings. – If by 2017 fewer than 85 percent of one-year olds and 2-year olds in the following categories of children are receiving blood lead level tests, the department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to require that all health care providers who provide primary medical care to young children shall […]
Section 130-A:5-c – Blood Lead Testing.
130-A:5-c Blood Lead Testing. – All parents or legal guardians shall have their children who are residing in this state tested for blood lead level at the ages of one and 2. A child shall be exempt from this required blood lead level testing if a parent or legal guardian objects to such testing […]
Section 130-A:5-d – Sale and Rental of Property.
130-A:5-d Sale and Rental of Property. – After July 1, 2024, the following shall require certification of lead safety pursuant to this chapter prior to being used as either a residential rental unit or as a day care facility: I. Newly-constructed rental units within buildings erected prior to January 1, 1978. For the purposes […]
Section 130-A:6 – Inspections.
130-A:6 Inspections. – I. The commissioner may, as part of an investigation conducted under RSA 130-A:5, conduct an inspection of any leased or rented dwelling or dwelling unit during business hours, or at a time mutually agreed upon with the owner or the owner’s agent, for the purposes of identifying the presence of lead […]
Section 130-A:6-a – Property Owner Notification.
130-A:6-a Property Owner Notification. – I. The department shall notify in writing the owner or registered agent of an owner of a dwelling or dwelling unit where the child resides if a blood lead level of 3 to 9.9 micrograms per deciliter is found in the child’s blood. Such notice to the property owner […]