Creating a Public Awareness Campaign on the threat of mold in indoor environments

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

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2026
REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 4351
By Delegate Burkhammer
[Introduced January 15, 2026; referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §16-67-1, §16-67-2, §16-67-3, and §16-67-4, relating to creating the public awareness campaign on mold threat in indoor environments; with definitions, rules; and mold remediation standard of care.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 67. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON MOLD THREAT IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS.

§16-67-1. Definitions.

As used in this article:
"Department" means the Department of Public Health.
"Direct supervisor" means an individual who is physically present during on-site mold remediation activities and is immediately available to direct, instruct, and oversee the activities of other individuals;
"Mold" means any form of multi-cellular fungi in indoor environments, including Cladosporium, penicillium, alternaria, aspergillus, fusarium, Trichoderma, memnoniella, mucor, and stachybotrys chartarum, often found in water-damaged indoor environments and building materials.
"Mold remediation" means the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, of mold or mold-containment matter in buildings.
"Third-party certification" means a mold remediation certification offered by the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification or its successor; the National Organization of Remediators and Microbial Inspectors or its successor; or any other national nonprofit organization that has been approved by the Department.

§16-67-2. Public Awareness Campaign.

The department shall, in consultation with appropriate agencies and organizations, establish a Public Awareness Campaign to assist the public in understanding the threat of mold in indoor environments and the importance of removing mold. As part of the program, the Department of Health shall:
Establish a public awareness campaign on the dangers of mold in accordance with the rules adopted under this article. As part of the campaign, the department shall disseminate information via the Department's website.
Provide reference to and contact information for organizations or government agencies that can provide the public with information pertaining to the health effects of mold, mold testing methods, or accredited industry standards for the remediation of mold; and
Perform every five years, in accordance with rules adopted under this article, a review of the technology or treatment techniques for mold identification and remediation that provide additional protections to public health and safety. The review shall be performed in accordance with rules adopted under this section and include an examination of any new scientific evidence that indicates that mold may present a greater health risk to the public than previously determined.

§16-67-3. Rules.

The department, within one year of the enactment of this article, shall adopt rules to implement a program establishing procedures for entities that provide mold remediation services to register with the state and provide evidence of financial responsibility and proof that at least one of the entity's direct supervisors holds an active third-party certification.

§16-67-4.

Mold Remediation Standard of Care.

All mold remediation performed within the state shall be conducted in accordance with the ANSI/IICRC S520 Standard for Professional Mold Remediation, or its successor publication, or any other equivalent ANSI-accredited mold remediation standard approved by the department.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the public awareness campaign on mold threat in indoor environments with definitions, rules, and mold remediation standard of care.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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