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House
File
2722
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2722
BY
HAYES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
an
indoor
mold
information
and
public
1
awareness
program,
and
establishing
a
mold
remediation
2
standard
of
care.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.39F
Indoor
mold
public
1
information
and
awareness
program.
2
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
“indoor
mold”
means
any
form
of
3
multicellular
fungi,
including
but
not
limited
to
cladosporium,
4
penicillium,
alternaria,
aspergillus,
fusarium,
trichoderma,
5
memnoniella,
mucor,
and
stachybotrys
chartarum,
found
in
damp
6
or
water-damaged
indoor
environments
and
building
materials.
7
2.
The
department
shall
establish
an
indoor
mold
public
8
information
and
awareness
program
to
assist
the
public
in
9
understanding
the
threat
of
indoor
mold
found
in
indoor
10
environments
and
the
importance
of
the
proper
removal
of
indoor
11
mold.
As
part
of
the
program,
the
department
shall
do
all
of
12
the
following:
13
a.
Beginning
July
1,
2026,
review
the
adverse
effects
14
to
humans
from
exposure
to
indoor
mold
found
in
damp
and
15
water-damaged
indoor
environments.
In
reviewing
the
adverse
16
effects,
the
department
shall
consult
with
medical
research
17
institutions
and
organizations
with
expertise
in
the
adverse
18
effects
of
such
exposure.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
19
that
contains
the
department’s
findings
and
recommendations
to
20
the
general
assembly
by
June
30,
2027.
21
b.
Every
five
years,
beginning
July
1,
2027,
review
22
technology
or
treatment
techniques
for
indoor
mold
23
identification
and
remediation
that
provide
additional
24
protections
to
public
health
and
safety.
The
review
performed
25
shall
include
an
examination
of
any
new
scientific
evidence
26
that
indicates
that
indoor
mold
may
present
a
greater
health
27
risk
to
the
public
than
previously
determined.
The
department
28
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
following
29
completion
of
each
review,
including
the
findings
of
and
30
recommendations
for
additional
protections
for
the
public
31
health
and
safety
based
on
the
review.
32
c.
Establish
a
public
information
and
awareness
campaign
33
on
the
dangers
of
indoor
mold
and
damp
or
water-damaged
34
indoor
environments.
The
campaign
shall
educate
the
public
on
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the
health
effects
of
indoor
mold
in
damp
and
water-damaged
1
buildings
and
building
materials,
and
on
the
methods
of
2
identifying
and
remediating
indoor
mold,
and
shall
provide
3
contact
information
for
organizations
or
government
agencies
4
that
assist
the
public
with
indoor
mold
concerns.
5
3.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
6
17A,
including
rules
that
provide
for
the
requirements
and
7
procedures
for
the
five-year
review
and
the
parameters
for
the
8
public
information
and
awareness
campaign,
and
any
other
rules
9
necessary
to
administer
this
section.
10
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.39G
Mold
remediation
——
standard
11
of
care.
12
All
mold
remediation
performed
in
the
state
must
be
13
conducted
in
accordance
to
the
most
recent
edition
of
14
ANSI/IICRC
S520
standard
for
professional
mold
remediation,
15
or
its
successor
publication,
or
any
other
equivalent
16
ANSI-accredited
mold
remediation
standard
approved
by
the
17
department.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
relates
to
an
indoor
mold
public
information
and
22
awareness
program,
and
establishes
a
mold
remediation
standard
23
of
care.
24
The
bill
defines
“indoor
mold”
to
include
any
form
of
25
multicellular
fungi
found
in
damp
or
water-damaged
indoor
26
environments
and
building
materials.
The
bill
requires
the
27
department
of
health
and
human
services
(HHS)
to
establish
28
an
indoor
mold
public
information
and
awareness
program.
29
Beginning
July
1,
2026,
HHS
shall
review
the
adverse
effects
30
to
humans
from
exposure
to
indoor
mold
by
consulting
with
31
medical
research
institutions
and
organizations
with
expertise
32
in
adverse
effects
of
such
exposure,
and
submit
a
report
33
including
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
34
by
June
30,
2027.
Every
five
years,
beginning
July
1,
2027,
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HHS
shall
review
technology
or
treatment
techniques
for
indoor
1
mold
identification
and
remediation
and
submit
a
report
to
the
2
general
assembly.
HHS
shall
establish
a
public
information
and
3
awareness
campaign
to
provide
resources
and
educate
the
public
4
on
the
dangers
of
indoor
mold
and
damp
or
water-damaged
indoor
5
environments.
6
The
bill
directs
HHS
to
adopt
rules
to
administer
the
bill.
7
The
bill
requires
mold
remediation
in
the
state
to
8
be
conducted
in
accordance
to
the
most
recent
edition
of
9
ANSI/IICRC
S520
standard
for
professional
mold
remediation,
or
10
successor
publication,
or
other
equivalent
ANSI-accredited
mold
11
remediation
standard
approved
by
HHS.
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