The department shall develop and promulgate regulations for: (1) Conducting comprehensive environmental lead inspections, which regulations shall, at a minimum, include procedures for: (i) Inspecting, testing, and/or sampling of drinking water, household dust, painted surfaces, soil, and/or other appropriate fixed surfaces that may contain lead; (ii) Notification of owners, occupants, and mortgagees and lienholders and/or the posting of warnings when unacceptable environmental lead levels are identified during an inspection; and (iii) Notifying the department of the results of inspections; (2) For other inspections necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter; and (3) Collection of environmental media samples, including, but not limited to, dust, soil, paint, pewter, pottery, and water, and field analysis of their lead content.
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