| (a) Certification requirements. A person must be certified by the department as a lead abatement worker to engage in such activity in target housing and child-occupied facilities. Such certification shall be valid for a period of three years from the date the certification application is approved by the department. (b) Specific requirements. (1) Applicants for certification as lead abatement workers are required to successfully complete a lead abatement worker training course and receive a course completion certificate from a department-accredited training program provider. (2) Any individual can fulfill the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection by showing proof of the successful completion, between October 1, 1990, and August 31, 1996, of a lead abatement worker training course which utilized the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) model course curriculum. Individuals shall have until June 1,
1998, to make application based upon this grandfathering provision. After that date, all individuals seeking certification shall complete the required course and receive a course completion certificate from a department-accredited training provider. (c) Application for certification renewal. To become re-certified, the lead abatement worker must successfully complete a lead abatement worker refresher training course from a department-accredited training provider no sooner than 180 days prior to the worker's certification expiration date and follow the procedures contained in §295.205 of this title (relating to Certification: Applications, Denials and Renewals). (d) Fees. The annual fee for lead abatement worker certification shall be $50. The fee must accompany the certification or renewal application the first year, and accompany the annual fee payment coupon issued by the department for years two and three. In order to retain
certification, all annual fees must be paid as required.
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