Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 72 - RESIDENTIAL CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM
Section 28-72-7 - Application process and requirements for the certification of lead abatement workers
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-72-7
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) Application for a lead abatement worker certificate.
(1) Each applicant for a lead abatement
worker certificate shall submit a completed application to KDHE before
consideration for certificate issuance. Each application for certification
shall be received by KDHE within one year after successful completion of the
lead abatement worker training course.
(2) Each application shall include the
information specified in K.A.R. 28-72-5(a)(2)(A) and the following:
(A) A copy of the lead abatement worker
training course completion diploma, and any required refresher course
completion diplomas; and
(B) a
payment to KDHE for the nonrefundable fee specified in K.A.R. 28-72-3
.
(3) Each applicant for
a lead abatement worker certificate shall apply to KDHE within one year after
the applicant's successful completion of the lead abatement worker training
course, as indicated on the certificate of completion. Applicants failing to
apply within one year after the date on the training course completion diploma
shall, before making application for certification, successfully complete the
eight-hour lead abatement worker refresher training course.
(4) Each applicant who fails to apply within
two years after the lead abatement worker training and who has not successfully
completed refresher training shall be required to successfully complete the
lead abatement worker training course before submitting an application for a
lead abatement worker certificate.
(b) Training, education, and experience requirements for a lead abatement worker's certificate. Each applicant for a certificate as a lead abatement worker shall complete a lead abatement worker training course and shall be required to achieve a passing score on the course examination. The applicant shall submit a course completion diploma issued by the training provider as evidence of meeting this requirement.
(c) Procedure for issuance or denial of a lead abatement worker certificate.
(1) Each
applicant shall be informed by the secretary in writing 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 secretary's 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 KDHE in writing 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 reap-ply to KDHE for a lead abatement worker
certificate by submitting a complete lead occupation application form with
another nonrefundable certification fee, as specified in K.A.R. 28-72-3
.
(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) If the application is approved, a
two-year lead abatement worker certificate shall be issued by KDHE.
(3) A certificate may be issued with specific
restrictions pursuant to an agreement between the applicant and KDHE.
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