Sec. 8. (a) If the design and specifications for a residential onsite sewage system proposed for construction or installation at a particular location have been approved by either:
(1) the local health department; or
(2) at the option and expense of the property owner:
(A) a professional engineer registered under IC 25-31-1;
(B) a registered soil scientist (as defined in IC 25-31.5-1-7);
(C) an individual or entity engaged in the business of constructing and installing residential onsite sewage systems; and
(D) the designer of the system, if the system was designed by someone other than a person referred to in clause (A) or (C);
the local health department shall issue a permit for the residential onsite sewage system not later than thirty (30) business days after receiving a complete application for the permit.
(b) Subject to IC 16-19-3-27.5, IC 16-19-3-27.6, and sections 5 and 6 of this chapter, this section does not affect the authority of a local health department to inspect an onsite sewage system before or after the system's installation.
As added by P.L.167-2022, SEC.13.