Sec. 19a-14b. Radon mitigators, diagnosticians and testing companies. Regulations.
Sec. 19a-14b. Radon mitigators, diagnosticians and testing companies. Regulations. (a) For the purposes of this section and sections 20-420 and 20-432, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly denotes
otherwise:
(1) "Radon diagnosis" means evaluating buildings found to have levels of radon
gas that are higher than the guidelines promulgated by this state or the United States
Environmental Protection Agency and recommending appropriate remedies to eliminate
radon.
(2) "Radon mitigation" means taking steps including, but not limited to, installing
ventilation systems, sealing entry routes for radon gas and installing subslab depressurization systems to reduce radon levels in buildings.
(3) "Analytical measurement service providers" means companies or individuals
that have their own analysis capability for radon measurement but may or may not offer
measurement services directly to the public.
(4) "Residential measurement service providers" means individuals that offer services that include, but are not limited to, detector placement and home inspection and
consultation but do not have their own analysis capability and utilize the services of an
analytical measurement service provider for their detector analysis.
(5) "Residential mitigation service providers" means individuals that offer services
that include, but are not limited to, radon diagnosis or radon mitigation.
(b) The Department of Public Health shall maintain a list of companies or individuals that are included in current lists of national radon proficiency programs that have
been approved by the Commissioner of Public Health.
(c) The Department of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with
chapter 54, establishing safe levels of radon in potable water.
(P.A. 90-321, S. 1, 2, 4; P.A. 92-6; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 03-252, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 92-6 amended Subsec. (b) to require supervisors and people or companies doing diagnostic evaluation
to be included in the current proficiency report of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services,
effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with
Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 03-252 defined "residential mitigation service
providers" in new Subdiv. (5), changed "primary testing companies" to "analytical measurement service providers" in
Subdiv. (3), adding "or individuals" therein, redefined "secondary testing companies" as "residential measurement service
providers" in Subdiv. (4), and replaced former Subsec. (b) with new Subsec. (b) re method of compiling list.