Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IV - Lead Poisoning Control › Chapter 1 - Lead Contamination › Section IV-109 - Required Control Measures [formerly paragraph 4:006]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When lead contamination is found in a
				dwelling, the following actions shall be taken.
1. [formerly paragraph 4:006-1] The
				inspection findings shall be reported in writing immediately to the parent or
				guardian, owner and/or operator of the building, all affected tenants, the
				person having medical management of the lead poisoning case, and the state
				health officer Additionally, any findings as to behavior or habits of the
				person with lead poisoning which might be causative of lead poisoning shall be
				reported to the person having medical management.
2. [formerly paragraph 4:006-2] The parent or
				guardian of the person with lead poisoning and the owner and/or operator of the
				building shall be notified that such that such person and other children should
				immediately be protected from the lead hazard, either by removal from the
				dwelling, isolation of the contamination, or other method approved by the state
				health officer, until the hazard is abated.
3. [formerly paragraph 4:006-3] A notice
				shall be prominently posted on the main entrance of the dwelling that the
				premises contains levels of lead hazardous to children and other persons and
				that such persons should not occupy the building until the hazard has been
				abated.
a. Such notice may not be removed
				until the state health officer determines that the hazard has been
				abated.
b. Unauthorized intentional
				removal of the notice shall subject the offender to a fine of $500 as provided
				in
				R.S.40:1299.24(C).
4. [formerly paragraph 4:006-4]
				The state health officer shall strongly encourage the examination of all
				children and other persons residing, or who have recently resided in the
				dwelling.
5. [formerly paragraph
				4:006-5] If, within 30 days of notification of the existence of lead
				contamination, the parent or guardian and/or the owner or operator of the
				building have not taken adequate measures to protect the person with lead
				poisoning and children and other persons from the lead hazard, they shall be
				invited to attend a conference at the local health unit or other site
				designated by the state health officer. Invitees shall be given at least 10
				days advance notice of the conference; shorter notice may be given if mutually
				agreeable. Present at the conference shall be: the inspector or other Office of
				Public Health representative familiar with the inspection results, the person
				having medical management of the poisoning case or other person familiar with
				the case, and if possible, a social worker.
6. [formerly paragraph 4:006-6] The purpose
				of the conference shall be to inform the invitees of the hazard to the person
				with lead poisoning, and to children and other persons, the necessity for
				protecting such persons from the lead hazard, and to develop a plan of action
				to accomplish such. Such plan should include removal of the persons at risk,
				abatement of the hazard, or other steps approved by the state health officer. A
				written or electronic record of the conference shall be kept. At the conclusion
				of the conference, the invitees shall be requested to sign a statement that
				they understand the hazard to the child, and that they agree to accomplish the
				plan of action by a mutually agreed upon date. Such statement shall be made
				part of the conference record.
7.
				[formerly paragraph 4:006-7] If, at any time, the state health officer
				determines that a child with lead poisoning and other children in the family
				are at risk and are likely to remain so without intervention beyond that
				outlined above, he shall notify the appropriate child protection agency and/or
				other agency of the particulars of the case.