Title X, Public Health

The commissioner may, if necessary, institute a program requiring the notification to the department of all inspections for lead base substances carried out by lead inspectors, risk assessments carried out by lead risk assessors, and of all lead hazard reduction activities conduc…

The commissioner, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, and pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. Reh…

There is hereby established the lead poisoning prevention fund to be used to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The fund shall be composed of fees, fines, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other moneys from any public or private source and shall be used to implement a…

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each day that a violation exists. When lead hazard reduction has been ordered, the period of violation shall be calculated from the last date for reduction stated in the order issued under …

I. Either the attorney general or the commissioner may bring a civil action in superior court for appropriate relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction or both, to enforce any provision of this chapter, rules adopted under this chapter, or orders issued pursuant to th…

Owners of pre-1978 rental housing and childcare facilities shall take reasonable care to prevent exposure to, and the creation of, lead hazards. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the mere presence of a lead base substance shall not constitute negligence on the…

I. The commissioner shall: (a) License in accordance with RSA 130-A:12, I, or deny or revoke the licensure of, any lead inspector, lead risk assessor, or lead abatement contractor advertising, offering or otherwise making available services in the state of New Hampshire, whether …

I. Any laboratory performing blood lead analysis on adults or children residing in New Hampshire shall report, in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 130-A:10, test results of such analysis. II. Using the data provided under paragraph I, the department shall annually determin…

Any health care provider or organization conducting capillary blood tests, including, but not limited to community action programs, shall inform the department of such fact and shall provide a fact sheet prepared by the department to the parent or guardian of any child whose test…

It shall be unlawful for any person to use or apply, or cause to be used or applied, in any child care facility, dwelling or dwelling unit any paint containing more than 0.06 percent lead.

I. The commissioner shall investigate cases of lead poisoning in children reported under RSA 141-A whose blood lead level meets or exceeds 5 micrograms per deciliter of whole venous blood. The commissioner may also conduct investigations when there is reason to believe that a lea…

All health care providers who provide primary medical care shall conduct blood testing of all one and 2-year old patients to determine a blood lead level. A health care provider shall not be liable for not performing a test for blood lead level when a parent or guardian has been …

If by 2017 fewer than 85 percent of one-year olds and 2-year olds in the following categories of children are receiving blood lead level tests, the department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to require that all health care providers who provide primary medical care to y…

All parents or legal guardians shall have their children who are residing in this state tested for blood lead level at the ages of one and 2. A child shall be exempt from this required blood lead level testing if a parent or legal guardian objects to such testing and provides a s…

After July 1, 2024, the following shall require certification of lead safety pursuant to this chapter prior to being used as either a residential rental unit or as a day care facility: I. Newly-constructed rental units within buildings erected prior to January 1, 1978. For the pu…

I. The commissioner may, as part of an investigation conducted under RSA 130-A:5, conduct an inspection of any leased or rented dwelling or dwelling unit during business hours, or at a time mutually agreed upon with the owner or the owner's agent, for the purposes of identifying …

I. The department shall notify in writing the owner or registered agent of an owner of a dwelling or dwelling unit where the child resides if a blood lead level of 3 to 9.9 micrograms per deciliter is found in the child's blood. Such notice to the property owner shall specify tha…

The department shall send materials to the parents of any child with a blood lead level of 3 micrograms per deciliter or higher. Such materials shall inform parents who are tenants to work with the property owner and advise against engaging in renovation, repair, or painting acti…

I. Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that the provisions of RSA 130-A:9, or any rule adopted by the commissioner under this chapter has been violated, the commissioner shall issue a notice of violation. The commissioner may also impose administrative fines under RSA…

I. In circumstances where the presence of a lead exposure hazard is unsuspected and becomes known when the dwelling or dwelling unit is already rented to a family with a child, the owner may temporarily relocate the family during the lead hazard reduction activity. The temporary …

I. No person shall perform or cause to be performed lead base substance abatement, in-place management, or interim controls in a dwelling or dwelling unit, or in any child care facility, in any manner other than as provided for in rules adopted under RSA 130-A:10. II. No person s…