*See Sec. 19a-88b re renewal of certain professional and occupational licenses, certificates, permits or registrations which become void while the holder is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States.
Sec. 20-475. Lead abatement contractors or lead consultant contractors. Licenses; fee; renewal.
Sec. 20-477. Training courses. Regulations.
Sec. 20-479. Limited exemption for code enforcement officials.
Sec. 20-481. Denial of application. Disciplinary action.
Sec. 20-483. Reserved
Sec. 20-474. Definitions. As used in sections 20-474 to 20-482, inclusive, subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88 and section 19a-111:
(1) “Abatement” means any set of measures designed to eliminate lead hazards in accordance with standards established pursuant to sections 20-474 to 20-482, inclusive, and subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88 and regulations adopted thereunder, including, but not limited to, the encapsulation, replacement, removal, enclosure or covering of paint, plaster, soil or other material containing toxic levels of lead and all preparation, clean-up, disposal and reoccupancy clearance testing;
(2) “Certificate” means a document issued by the department indicating successful completion of an approved training course;
(3) “Code enforcement official” means the director of health or a person authorized by the director to act on the director's behalf, the local housing code official or a person authorized by the local housing code official to act on the local housing code official's behalf, or an agent of the commissioner;
(4) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee;
(5) “Department” means the Department of Public Health;
(6) “Director of health” means a municipal health director or a district director of health as defined in chapters 368e and 368f;
(7) “Dwelling” means every building or shelter used or intended for human habitation, including exterior surfaces and all common areas thereof, and the exterior of any other structure located within the same lot, even if not used for human habitation;
(8) “Dwelling unit” means a room or group of rooms within a dwelling arranged for use as a single household by one or more individuals living together who share living and sleeping facilities;
(9) “Entity” means any person, partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, sole proprietorship or any other business concern, state or local government agency or political subdivision or authority thereof, or any religious, social or union organization, whether operated for profit or otherwise;
(10) “Lead abatement contractor” means any entity which contracts to perform lead hazard reduction by means of abatement including, but not limited to, the encapsulation, replacement, removal, enclosure or covering of paint, plaster, soil or other material containing toxic levels of lead;
(11) “Lead abatement supervisor” means an individual who oversees lead abatement activities;
(12) “Lead abatement worker” means an individual who performs lead abatement activities;
(13) “Lead consultant contractor” means any entity which contracts to perform lead hazard reduction consultation work utilizing a lead inspector, lead inspection risk assessor or lead planner-project designer;
(14) “Lead inspection” means an investigation to determine the presence of lead in paint, lead in other surface coverings, lead in dust, lead in soil or lead in drinking water, and the provision of a report explaining the results of the investigation;
(15) “Lead inspector” means an individual who performs inspections solely for the purpose of determining the presence of lead-based paint and surface coverings and lead in soil, dust and drinking water through the use of on-site testing including, but not limited to, x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis with portable analytical instruments, and the collection of samples for laboratory analysis and who collects information designed to assess the level of risk;
(16) “Lead inspector risk assessor” means an individual who (A) performs (i) lead inspection risk assessments for the purpose of determining the presence, type, severity and location of lead-based paint hazards, including lead hazards in paint, dust, drinking water and soil, through the use of on-site testing, including, but not limited to, x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis with portable instruments, and (ii) the collection of samples for laboratory analysis, and (B) provides suggested ways to control any identified lead hazards;
(17) “Lead planner-project designer” means an individual who designs lead abatement and management activities;
(18) “Lead training provider” means an entity that offers an approved training course or refresher training course in lead abatement or lead consultant services;
(19) “License” means the whole or part of any department permit, approval or similar form of permission required by the general statutes and which further requires: (A) Practice of the profession by licensed persons or entities only; (B) that a person or entity demonstrate competence to practice through an examination or other means and meet certain minimum standards; and (C) enforcement of standards by the department;
(20) “Premises” means the area immediately surrounding a dwelling;
(21) “Refresher training course” means an annual, supplemental training course for personnel engaged in lead abatement or lead consultation services; and
(22) “Training course” means an approved training course offered by a training provider for persons seeking instruction in lead abatement or lead consultation services.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 1, 12; P.A. 95-79, S. 70, 189; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 17-66, S. 1; P.A. 18-48, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-79 redefined “entity” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; (Revisor's note: In 1997 in Subdiv. (6) the Revisors editorially substituted reference to “chapters 368e and 368f” for “chapters 386e and 386f” to correct a clerical error in P.A. 94-220); P.A. 17-66 amended Subdiv. (4) by adding reference to commissioner's designee, deleted former Subdiv. (10) defining “inspection”, deleted former Subdiv. (11) defining “inspector”, redesignated existing Subdivs. (12) to (14) as new Subdivs. (10) to (12), deleted former Subdiv. (15) defining lead consultant, redesignated existing Subdiv. (16) as new Subdiv. (13) and amended same by redefining “lead consultant contractor”, added new Subdiv. (14) defining “lead inspection”, added new Subdiv. (15) defining “lead inspector”, added new Subdiv. (16) defining “lead inspector risk assessor”, added new Subdiv. (17) defining “lead planner-project designer”, added new Subdiv. (18) defining “lead training provider”, redesignated existing Subdiv. (17) as new Subdiv. (19), deleted former Subdiv. (18) defining “planner-project designer”, redesignated existing Subdivs. (19) to (21) as new Subdivs. (20) to (22), deleted former Subdiv. (22) defining training provider, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 18-48 amended Subdiv. (16) by making a technical change, effective May 29, 2018.
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Sec. 20-475. Lead abatement contractors or lead consultant contractors. Licenses; fee; renewal. (a) On and after the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-478, no entity shall hold itself out as a lead abatement contractor or lead consultant contractor, or to principally engage in such work in this state without a license issued by the Commissioner of Public Health. Applications for such license shall be made to the department on forms provided by it, and shall be accompanied by a fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars, and shall contain such information regarding the applicant's qualifications as the department may require in regulations adopted pursuant to said section 20-478 including, but not limited to, demonstrating that all employees of any applicant who require certification pursuant to subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88, and sections 20-474 to 20-482, inclusive, are certified by the department. The department shall review the technical, equipment and personnel resources of each applicant. No person shall be issued a license to act as a lead abatement contractor or lead consultant contractor unless such person obtains such approval. The commissioner may issue a license under this section to any person who is licensed in another state under a law which provides standards which are equal to or higher than those of Connecticut and is not subject to any unresolved complaints or pending disciplinary actions. Licenses issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 upon payment of a fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars.
(b) (1) Any individual who has been convicted of any criminal offense may request, at any time, that the commissioner determine whether such individual's criminal conviction disqualifies the individual from obtaining a license or certificate issued or conferred by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter based on (A) the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the individual's ability to safely or competently perform the duties or responsibilities associated with such license, (B) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the individual, and (C) the time elapsed since the conviction or release of the individual.
(2) An individual making such request shall include (A) details of the individual's criminal conviction, and (B) any payment required by the commissioner. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than fifteen dollars for each request made under this subsection. The commissioner may waive such fee.
(3) Not later than thirty days after receiving a request under this subsection, the commissioner shall inform the individual making such request whether, based on the criminal record information submitted, such individual is disqualified from receiving or holding a license issued by the department pursuant to this chapter.
(4) The commissioner is not bound by a determination made under this section, if, upon further investigation, the commissioner determines that the individual's criminal conviction differs from the information presented in the determination request.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 3, 12; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 02-89, S. 51; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 264; P.A. 22-88, S. 26.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 02-89 made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality and deleted as obsolete Subsec. (b) re the issuance of a temporary license to a contractor performing work as a lead abatement contractor or lead consultant contractor on July 1, 1994; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees from $500 to $625; P.A. 22-88 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re provisos for individuals convicted of a criminal offense to request commissioner determination whether such conviction disqualifies them from receiving a license.
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Sec. 20-476. Lead training providers, lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors, lead planner-project designers, lead abatement supervisors and lead abatement workers. Certificates; fee; renewal. On and after October 1, 2017, no person shall hold himself or herself out as a lead training provider, lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor, lead planner-project designer, lead abatement supervisor or a lead abatement worker as defined in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-478, in this state without a certificate issued by the Commissioner of Public Health. Applications for such certificate shall be made to the department on forms provided by it and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars, and shall contain such information regarding the applicant's qualifications as the department may require in regulations adopted pursuant to said section 20-478. No person shall be issued a certificate to act as a lead training provider, lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor, lead planner-project designer, lead abatement supervisor or lead abatement worker unless such person obtains such approval. The commissioner may issue a certificate under this section to any person who is licensed or certified in another state under a law which provides standards which are equal to or higher than those of Connecticut and is not subject to any unresolved complaints or pending disciplinary actions. Certificates issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 upon payment of a fee of fifty dollars.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 4, 12; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 02-89, S. 52; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 265; P.A. 17-66, S. 2; 17-146, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 02-89 made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality and deleted as obsolete Subsec. (b) re issuance of a temporary certificate to any person who, as of July 1, 1994, is performing work as a lead consultant, lead abatement supervisor or lead abatement worker; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees from $25 to $50; P.A. 17-66 replaced “the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-478” with “October 1, 2017”, replaced “lead consultant” with “lead training provider, lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor, lead planner-project designer”, added provision re adoption of regulations and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 17-146 deleted provision re adoption of regulations, effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 20-477. Training courses. Regulations. (a) All training courses and refresher training courses offered by lead training providers for persons seeking instruction as a lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor, lead planner-project designer, lead abatement supervisor or lead abatement worker, shall be approved by the department and shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of this section. Each application for approval of each training course offered by a lead training provider shall be accompanied by a fee of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars. Each application for approval of each refresher training course offered by a training provider shall be accompanied by a fee of three hundred fifteen dollars. Each training course shall be reapproved by the department every three years. Each lead training provider shall pay a fee of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars for application for reapproval of each training course in accordance with this section. Each refresher training course shall be reapproved by the department every three years. Each refresher lead training provider shall pay a fee of three hundred fifteen dollars for application for reapproval of each refresher training course in accordance with this section. No fee shall be imposed upon training courses or refresher training courses operated and provided by the state, municipalities or nonprofit agencies. In order to facilitate uniformity among states in regulatory programs for lead abatement and lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors and lead planner-project designers and reciprocity of licensure and certification programs, the commissioner may establish liaisons with other states having state certification or licensure programs.
(b) (1) A lead training provider seeking approval of a training course or a refresher training course shall submit to the department completed application forms provided by the department and other associated material and such information as the department shall require to establish compliance with the requirements of this section.
(2) A lead training provider may offer any training course or refresher training course as desired, provided each course is approved by the department. Only lead training providers who have already received approval for a training course in a particular discipline, or are concurrently seeking such approval, may seek approval for a refresher training course in that discipline.
(3) Training course curricula shall encompass topics and materials as established by the commissioner. These curricula shall conform to standards or guidance for such course as established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency or such other federal agencies as may have jurisdiction.
(4) Training courses and refresher training courses shall utilize staff and faculty who comply with educational and experience standards as established by the commissioner. These standards shall conform to standards or guidance for such personnel qualifications as established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency or such other federal agencies as may have jurisdiction.
(c) Refresher training courses for each training course shall include the following: (1) An overview of key safety practices; (2) an update on new federal, state and local laws and regulations; and (3) an update on new technologies. Each refresher course shall consist of a minimum of seven training hours.
(d) Each lead training provider shall administer a closed book objective examination at the completion of each training or refresher training course. Such examination shall be an evaluation of the knowledge and skills acquired by each student. The course examination shall cover the course curriculum taught in each course. Lead training providers shall establish a passing standard for each course examination, provided such standard shall not be lower than seventy per cent correct.
(e) The department may conduct an audit of any training course or refresher training course prior to reapproval. The lead training provider shall submit an application for reapproval not earlier than one hundred eighty days or later than ninety days before the current course approval expires. In the event an audit is performed, the following elements may be examined: (1) Course materials; (2) instructor competency; (3) validity and security of the course examination; (4) the conduct of hands-on skills assessments; (5) adequacy of the facility and equipment; and (6) the training course quality control plan.
(f) Each lead training provider shall retain the following information: (1) Records of staff and faculty qualifications; (2) curriculum and course materials; (3) course examination or pool of examination questions; (4) information on how hands-on skills assessments were conducted; and (5) student files grouped alphabetically by class and year. Each student file shall contain results of the hands-on skills assessment and the examination and copies of any course completion certificate issued. The lead training provider shall retain these records at the location specified on the lead training provider's approved application for a minimum of three years.
(g) The department may, after opportunity for hearing, suspend, revoke or withdraw approval of a training or refresher training course upon a finding that a lead training course provider has committed any of the following acts: (1) Misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in the obtaining of approval or reapproval of a training or a refresher training course; (2) failure to submit required information or notifications in a timely manner; (3) failure to maintain requisite records; (4) falsification of records, instructor qualifications or other approval information; (5) failure to adhere to the training standards and requirements of this section; (6) failure on the part of the training manager or other person with supervisory authority over the delivery of training to comply with federal, state or local lead statutes or regulations; or (7) fraudulent issuance of a course completion document to a person who has failed to successfully complete the course or course examination. Notice of any contemplated action under this subsection, the cause of action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce any order or action taken pursuant to this subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to applications for approval or reapproval filed pursuant to this section.
(h) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, requiring that applicants successfully complete an examination prescribed by the department, for certification in the following professions: Lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor, lead planner-project designer and lead abatement supervisor.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 94-220, S. 5, 12; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 266; P.A. 17-66, S. 3; P.A. 18-48, S. 12, 13.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, P.A. 90-98 and P.A. 93-142 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in the public and special acts of the 1994 regular and special sessions, effective September 1, 1996); P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase fees and made a technical change in Subsec. (e); P.A. 17-66 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to July 1, 1994, deleting reference to consultant, replacing “and” with “or” re persons seeking instruction, and replacing “consultant personnel” with “inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors and lead planner-project designers”, amended Subsec. (h) by deleting reference to lead abatement worker, replaced references to training providers with references to lead training providers, and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 18-48 amended Subsecs. (b)(2) and (g) by making technical changes, effective May 29, 2018.
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Sec. 20-478. Regulations. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to administer the provisions of sections 20-475 and 20-476. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Standards for licensure of lead abatement contractors and lead consultant contractors; (2) passing scores for certification examinations of lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors and lead abatement supervisors; and (3) standards for certification of lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors, lead planner-project designers, lead abatement supervisors and lead abatement workers.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 6, 12; P.A. 07-217, S. 89; P.A. 17-66, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes, effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 17-66 replaced “licensure examination of lead abatement contractors and lead consultant contractors” with “certification examinations of lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors and lead abatement supervisors” in Subdiv. (2), and replaced “lead consultants” with “lead inspectors, lead inspector risk assessors, lead planner-project designers” in Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 20-479. Limited exemption for code enforcement officials. The provisions of section 20-476 shall not apply to a code enforcement official acting within the scope of his or her duties, provided, within one year of July 1, 1994, no code enforcement official shall perform the duties of a lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor or lead planner-project designer unless he or she has successfully completed an appropriate approved training course and an annual refresher training as specified in section 20-477 or complies with the standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-478.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 7, 12; P.A. 17-66, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 17-66 replaced reference to lead consultant with references to lead inspector, lead inspector risk assessor and lead planner-project designer, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 20-480. Exemption for certain state and federal employees performing duties under occupational safety and health laws. The provisions of sections 20-475 to 20-477, inclusive, shall not apply to an employee of the Labor Department performing his or her duties in accordance with chapter 571 nor to a federal employee of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration performing his or her duties, in accordance with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 8, 12; P.A. 17-66, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 17-66 made technical changes, effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 20-481. Denial of application. Disciplinary action. The department may deny an application of an individual or take any action set forth in section 19a-17 against a person or entity issued a license or certificate pursuant to sections 20-474 to 20-482, inclusive, and subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88 for reasons including, but not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony, provided any action taken is based upon (1) the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the license or certificate holder's ability to safely or competently perform the work under such license or certificate, (2) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the license or certificate holder, and (3) the time elapsed since the conviction or release; fraud or deceit in the practice of his profession; negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in the obtaining, reinstatement or renewal of a license; or violation of any provision of sections 20-474 to 20-482, inclusive, and subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88 or any regulation adopted thereunder. The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to said section 19a-17. Notice of any contemplated action under said section 19a-17, the cause of action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 94-220, S. 9, 12; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 22-88, S. 27.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, P.A. 90-98 and P.A. 93-142 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in public and special acts of the 1994 regular and special sessions effective September 1, 1996); P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 22-88 added provision re application denial and added provisos re felony conviction.
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Sec. 20-482. Penalty. Any person or entity who knowingly violates any provision of sections 20-474 to 20-481, inclusive, and subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88 or any regulation adopted thereunder, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars per violation per day and be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to section 19a-17.
(P.A. 94-220, S. 10, 12; P.A. 14-231, S. 43; P.A. 15-242, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 14-231 replaced maximum fine of $1,000 per violation with fine of $5,000 per violation per day and added provision re disciplinary action pursuant to Sec. 19a-17; P.A. 15-242 made a technical change.
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Sec. 20-483. Reserved for future use.
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