House File 534 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  FORD


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring a registry of certain dwelling units with lead
  2    hazards.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2576HH 83
  5 av/nh/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 135.105D, Code 2009, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  A health care provider who performs
  1  4 blood lead testing on a child and confirms that the child has
  1  5 elevated blood lead levels shall report the results of the
  1  6 test and the child's home address to the county assessor's
  1  7 office of the county in which the child resides.  The county
  1  8 assessor shall keep a registry of all addresses of dwelling
  1  9 units in the county for which reports of elevated blood lead
  1 10 levels in children have been received, which shall be easily
  1 11 accessible to the public.  The registry shall not include the
  1 12 names of the occupants of the dwelling units listed.  The
  1 13 owner of a dwelling unit which is listed in the registry may
  1 14 have the dwelling unit removed from the registry upon
  1 15 providing proof of inspection by a certified lead inspector
  1 16 certifying that the dwelling unit has passed a lead hazard
  1 17 test.
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill requires a health care provider who performs
  1 20 blood lead testing on a child and confirms that the child has
  1 21 elevated blood lead levels to report the results of the test
  1 22 and the child's home address to the county assessor's office
  1 23 of the county in which the child resides.  The county assessor
  1 24 is required to keep a registry of all addresses of dwelling
  1 25 units in the county for which such reports have been received,
  1 26 which shall be easily accessible to the public.  The registry
  1 27 shall not include the names of the occupants of the dwelling
  1 28 units listed.
  1 29    The owner of a dwelling unit which is listed on the
  1 30 registry may have the dwelling unit removed from the registry
  1 31 upon providing proof of inspection by a certified lead
  1 32 inspector certifying that the dwelling unit has passed a lead
  1 33 hazard test.
  1 34 LSB 2576HH 83
  1 35 av/nh/14