Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 72 - RESIDENTIAL CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM
Section 28-72-6a - Application process and requirements for the certification of an elevated blood lead level investigator
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-72-6a
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) Application for an elevated blood lead (EBL) level investigator certificate.
(1) Each applicant for an elevated blood lead
level investigator certificate shall be selected by KDHE. Each selected
applicant shall submit a completed application to KDHE before issuance of a
certificate.
(2) Each application
shall include the following:
(A) A completed
lead occupation certificate application on a form provided by KDHE, which shall
include the following:
(i) The applicant's
full legal name, home address, and telephone number;
(ii) the name, address, and telephone number
of the applicant's current employer;
(iii) the applicant's state-issued
identification number or federal employment identification number;
(iv) the county or counties in which the
applicant is employed;
(v) the
address where the applicant would like to receive correspondence regarding the
application or certification;
(vi)
the occupation for which the applicant wishes to be certified;
(vii) proof of any certification for lead
occupations in other states, including the names of the other states, type of
certification, certification expiration date, certificate number, and copies of
the other states' certificate or license;
(viii) proof of any certification by the EPA,
including the EPA region number, type of certification, certification
expiration date, certificate number, and a copy of the EPA
certificate;
(ix) the type of
training completed, including the name of the training provider, diploma
identification number, and dates of course attendance;
(x) any employment history or education that
meets the experience requirements in subsection (b);
(xi) any criminal history; and
(xii) the signature of the applicant, which
shall certify that all information in the application is complete and true to
the best of the applicant's knowledge and that the applicant will comply with
applicable state statutes and regulations;
(B) a copy of the risk assessor and lead
inspector training course completion diploma and any required refresher course
completion diplomas; and
(C)
documentation pursuant to subsection (b) as evidence of meeting the education
or experience requirements for an elevated blood lead level
investigator.
(b) Training, education, and experience requirements for an elevated blood lead level investigator certificate.
(1) Each applicant for a certificate as an
elevated blood lead level investigator shall complete a risk assessor training
course and a lead inspector training course and shall be required to attain
passing scores on both course examinations.
(2) Each applicant for a certificate as an
elevated blood level investigator shall complete a KDHE-sponsored EBL training
course, shall meet the minimum education and experience requirements for a
certified elevated blood lead level investigator, and shall be required to
attain a passing score on the third-party elevated blood lead level
investigator examination.
(3)
(A) The minimum education and experience
requirements for a certified elevated blood lead level investigator shall
include at least one of the following:
(i) A
bachelor's degree and experience in a related field, including nursing, public
health, housing repair and inspection, lead hazard investigation, or
environmental remediation work; or
(ii) an associate's degree and experience in
a related field, including nursing, public health, housing repair and
inspection, lead hazard investigation, or environmental remediation work;
or
(iii) certification as an
industrial hygienist, or certification in public health or environmental
health; or
(iv) a high school
diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency (GED), in addition to
experience in a related field, including nursing, public health, housing repair
and inspection, lead hazard investigation, or environmental remediation
work.
(B) The following
documents shall be recognized by KDHE as evidence of meeting the requirements
listed in paragraph (b)(3)(A):
(i) Official
academic transcripts or diplomas as evidence of meeting the education
requirements;
(ii) resumes, letters
of reference, or documentation of work experience, which at a minimum shall
include specific dates of employment, each employer's name, address, and
telephone number, and specific job duties, as evidence of meeting the work
experience requirements;
(iii)
course completion diplomas issued by the training provider as evidence of
meeting the training requirements; and
(iv) appropriate documentation of
certifications or registrations.
(4) Upon receipt of a complete and qualifying
application, an elevated blood lead level investigator certificate may be
issued with specific restrictions pursuant to an agreement between the
applicant, the applicant's employer or the applicant's controlling agency, and
KDHE.
(c) Procedure for issuance or denial of an elevated blood lead level investigator certificate.
(1) Each applicant shall be informed in
writing by the secretary that the application is approved, incomplete, or
denied.
(A) If an application is incomplete,
the notice shall include a list of additional information or documentation
required to complete the application.
(i)
Within 30 calendar days after the issuance date of the notice of an incomplete
application, the applicant shall submit, to the secretary in writing, the
information requested in the written notice.
(ii) Failure to submit the information
requested in the written notice within 30 calendar days shall result in the
retraction of KDHE's request to the applicant to become an elevated blood lead
level investigator and result in the denial of the individual's application for
certification.
(iii) After receipt
of the information requested in the written notice, the applicant shall be
informed by the secretary that the application is either approved or
denied.
(B) If an
application for certification is denied, the written notice of denial to the
applicant shall specify the reason or reasons for the denial. Certification may
be denied by the secretary pursuant to
K.S.A.
65-1,207(b), and amendments
thereto.
(C) If an application is
denied, the applicant may, at the request of KDHE, reapply to KDHE for an
elevated blood lead level investigator certificate by submitting a complete
lead occupation application form.
(D) If an applicant is aggrieved by a
determination to deny certification, the applicant may request a hearing with
the office of administrative hearings, in accordance with the Kansas
administrative procedure act.
(2) Within 180 calendar days after
application approval, the applicant shall be required to attain a passing score
on the third-party examination for elevated blood lead level investigators.
(A) An applicant shall not sit for the
third-party examination for elevated blood lead level investigators more than
three times within 180 calendar days after the issuance date of the notice of
an approved application.
(B) The
applicant's failure to obtain a passing score on the third-party examination
for elevated blood lead level investigators within the 180-day period following
the notice of an approved application for a certificate shall result in KDHE's
denial of the individual's application for a certificate. At the request of
KDHE, the individual may reap-ply to KDHE pursuant to this regulation, but only
after retaking the KDHE risk-assessor training course.
(3) After the applicant passes the
third-party examination, a two-year elevated blood lead level investigator
certificate shall be issued by KDHE.
(4) The certificate shall be issued with
specific restrictions pursuant to an agreement between the applicant or the
applicant's employer and KDHE.
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