§ 23-24.6-14. Inspection of child care facilities.
(a) The director shall promulgate regulations requiring that as a condition of licensure all preschools, day care facilities, nursery schools, public and private elementary schools and schoolyards, public playgrounds, and shelters and foster homes serving children under the age of six (6) years in Rhode Island:
(1) Receive comprehensive environmental lead inspections at specified intervals; and
(2) Demonstrate that they are either lead free or lead safe.
(b) The director, shall, using state inspectors, conduct comprehensive environmental lead inspections for all these facilities at the specified intervals.
History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 355, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 10.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-24.6 - Lead Poisoning Prevention Act
Section 23-24.6-1. - Short title.
Section 23-24.6-2. - Legislative findings.
Section 23-24.6-3. - Declaration of purposes.
Section 23-24.6-4. - Definitions.
Section 23-24.6-5. - Environmental lead program.
Section 23-24.6-6. - Interagency coordinating council on environmental lead.
Section 23-24.6-7. - Screening by health care providers.
Section 23-24.6-8. - Screening prior to child care or school enrollment.
Section 23-24.6-9. - Reimbursement by third party payers.
Section 23-24.6-10. - Lead screening restricted receipt account.
Section 23-24.6-11. - Reporting of cases of lead poisoning.
Section 23-24.6-12. - Comprehensive environmental lead inspections.
Section 23-24.6-13. - State inspectors.
Section 23-24.6-14. - Inspection of child care facilities.
Section 23-24.6-15. - Inspections of rental property.
Section 23-24.6-16. - Notice prior to residential property transfer.
Section 23-24.6-17. - Lead hazard reduction.
Section 23-24.6-18. - Revisions to Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code.
Section 23-24.6-19. - Fugitive dust.
Section 23-24.6-19.1. - Sale of abrasive materials for removal of paint.
Section 23-24.6-21. - Laboratory testing and reporting requirement certification.
Section 23-24.6-22. - Licensure and certification — Receipts.
Section 23-24.6-23. - Compliance and enforcement.
Section 23-24.6-24. - Exemptions.
Section 23-24.6-25. - Interpretation and severability.