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House
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HOUSE
FILE
731
BY
HAYES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
mold
remediation.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
136E.1
Definitions.
1
For
purposes
of
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
2
requires:
3
1.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
health
and
human
4
services.
5
2.
“Direct
supervisor”
means
an
individual
who
is
physically
6
present
during
on-site
mold
remediation
and
is
immediately
7
available
to
direct,
instruct,
and
oversee
the
activities
of
8
other
individuals.
9
3.
“Mold”
means
any
form
of
multicellular
fungi
often
10
found
in
water-damaged
indoor
environments
and
building
11
materials,
and
including
cladosporium,
penicillium,
alternaria,
12
aspergillus,
fusarium,
trichoderma,
memnoniella,
mucor,
and
13
stachybotrys
chartarum.
14
4.
“Third-party
certification”
means
a
mold
remediation
15
certification
offered
by
any
of
the
following:
16
(1)
The
institute
of
inspection
cleaning
and
restoration
17
certification.
18
(2)
The
national
organization
of
remediators
and
microbial
19
inspectors.
20
(3)
An
organization,
approved
by
the
department
of
21
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
by
rule,
that
has
standards
22
related
to
mold
remediation
similar
to
the
entities
in
23
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2).
24
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
136E.2
Mold
remediation.
25
1.
A
person
shall
not
perform
mold
remediation
unless
26
the
person’s
process
for
mold
remediation
complies
with
the
27
ANSI/IICRC
S520
standard
for
professional
mold
remediation,
28
or
a
similar
standard
as
identified
by
the
department
of
29
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing.
30
2.
The
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
31
shall
establish
a
registry
for
entities
that
provide
mold
32
remediation
services.
An
entity
applying
to
register
in
the
33
registry
shall
be
required
to
provide
proof
that
a
direct
34
supervisor
employed
by
the
entity
holds
a
current
third-party
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certification.
1
3.
The
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
2
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
this
3
section,
including
but
not
limited
to
rules
that
allow
the
4
department
to
access
the
registry
established
in
subsection
5
2
for
the
purpose
of
performing
the
department’s
duties
in
6
section
136E.3.
7
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
136E.3
Mold
——
public
awareness
8
campaign.
9
1.
The
department
shall,
in
consultation
with
appropriate
10
agencies
and
organizations,
establish
a
mold
public
awareness
11
campaign
to
assist
the
public
in
understanding
the
threat
of
12
mold
in
indoor
environments,
and
the
importance
of
removing
13
mold.
As
part
of
the
program,
the
department
shall
do
all
of
14
the
following:
15
a.
Disseminate
information
to
the
public
via
brochures
16
and
the
department’s
internet
site
relating
to
the
treatment
17
of
mold
in
indoor
environments
and
the
importance
of
removing
18
mold.
19
b.
Provide
the
public
with
contact
information
for
20
organizations
or
government
agencies
that
can
provide
21
information
pertaining
to
the
health
effects
of
mold,
mold
22
testing
methods,
or
accredited
industry
standards
for
the
23
remediation
of
mold.
24
c.
Once
every
five
years,
collaborate
with
the
department
25
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
to
review
technology
26
and
treatment
techniques
for
mold
remediation
that
provide
27
additional
protections
for
public
health
and
safety.
28
2.
On
or
before
January
31
of
each
year,
the
department
29
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
concerning
all
30
of
the
following:
31
a.
New
scientific
evidence
concerning
health
effects
32
associated
with
mold,
or
water
damage,
in
indoor
environments,
33
including
the
effects
on
air
quality
standards.
34
b.
Changes
in
state
and
federal
law
that
establish
standards
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for
training,
certifying,
or
licensing
persons
providing
mold
1
remediation
services
in
residential,
public,
or
commercial
2
buildings.
3
3.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
4
to
implement
this
section.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
mold
remediation.
9
The
bill
defines
“direct
supervisor”
as
an
individual
who
10
is
physically
present
during
on-site
mold
remediation
and
is
11
immediately
available
to
direct,
instruct,
and
oversee
the
12
activities
of
other
individuals.
13
The
bill
defines
“mold”
as
any
form
of
multicellular
fungi
14
often
found
in
water-damaged
indoor
environments
and
building
15
materials.
16
The
bill
defines
“third-party
certification”
as
a
mold
17
remediation
certification
offered
by
the
institute
of
18
inspection
cleaning
and
restoration
certification;
the
national
19
organization
of
remediators
and
microbial
inspectors;
or
an
20
organization
with
similar
standards
that
has
been
approved
by
21
the
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
(DIAL)
22
by
rule.
23
The
bill
prohibits
a
person
from
performing
mold
remediation
24
unless
the
mold
remediation
complies
with
the
ANSI/IICRC
S520
25
standard
for
professional
mold
remediation,
or
a
similar
26
standard
as
identified
by
DIAL.
27
The
bill
requires
DIAL
to
establish
a
registry
for
entities
28
that
provide
mold
remediation
services.
An
entity
applying
29
to
register
in
the
registry
must
provide
proof
that
a
direct
30
supervisor
employed
by
the
entity
holds
a
current
third-party
31
certification.
The
bill
requires
DIAL
to
adopt
rules
to
32
implement
the
bill,
and
to
provide
the
department
of
health
and
33
human
services
(HHS)
access
to
the
registry
for
the
purpose
34
of
carrying
out
duties
related
to
the
mold
public
awareness
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campaign
(campaign).
1
The
bill
requires
HHS,
in
consultation
with
appropriate
2
agencies
and
organizations,
to
establish
a
campaign
to
assist
3
the
public
in
understanding
the
threat
of
mold
in
indoor
4
environments,
and
the
importance
of
removing
mold.
The
bill
5
details
actions
HHS
must
take
as
part
of
the
program.
6
The
bill
requires
HHS,
on
or
before
January
31
of
each
year,
7
to
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
that
includes
new
8
scientific
evidence
concerning
health
effects
associated
with
9
mold
or
water
damage
in
indoor
environments,
including
the
10
effects
on
air
quality
standards,
and
changes
in
state
and
11
federal
law
that
establish
standards
for
training,
certifying,
12
or
licensing
persons
providing
mold
remediation
services
in
13
residential,
public,
or
commercial
buildings.
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