(A) The director of health shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code establishing all of the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3742.45

  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Clearance examination: means an examination to determine whether the lead hazards in a residential unit, child care facility, or school have been sufficiently controlled. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lead hazard: includes lead-based paint, lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, and lead-contaminated water pipes. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Lead poisoning: means the level of lead in human blood that is hazardous to human health, as specified in rules adopted under section 3742. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Lead-safe residential rental unit: means a residential rental unit that has undergone the residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices described in section 3742. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • Residential rental unit: means a rental property containing a dwelling or any part of a building being used as an individual's private residence. See Ohio Code 3742.01
  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59

(1) Procedures necessary for the development and operation of the child lead poisoning prevention program established under section 3742.31 of the Revised Code;

(2) Standards and procedures for conducting investigations and risk assessments under sections 3742.35 and 3742.36 of the Revised Code;

(3) Standards and procedures for issuing lead hazard control orders under section 3742.37 of the Revised Code, including standards and procedures for determining appropriate deadlines for complying with lead hazard control orders;

(4) The level of lead in human blood that is hazardous to human health, consistent with the guidelines issued by the centers for disease control and prevention in the public health service of the United States department of health and human services;

(5) The level of lead in paint, dust, and soil that is hazardous to human health;

(6) Standards and procedures to be followed when registering a residential rental unit on the lead-safe residential rental unit registry under section 3742.41 of the Revised Code that are based on information from the United States environmental protection agency;

(7) Standards that must be met to pass a clearance examination;

(8) Procedures and criteria for approving training programs in residential rental unit lead-safe maintenance practices, in addition to those specified in section 3742.43 of the Revised Code;

(9) Procedures for post-maintenance dust sampling.

(B) The director shall establish procedures for revising its rules to ensure that the child lead poisoning prevention activities conducted under this chapter continue to meet the requirements necessary to obtain any federal funding available for those activities, including requirements established by the United States environmental protection agency, United States department of housing and urban development, or any other federal agency with jurisdiction over activities pertaining to child lead poisoning prevention.

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