SECTIONS 106750-106795 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 106750-106795

106750. This article establishes requirements for radon
certification.

106770. "Department" means the State Department of Health Services.

106775. "Radon services" means any of the following:
(a) The analysis of radon detectors or testing for radon or radon
decay products by a commercial laboratory.
(b) The performance of radon or radon progeny measurements in
buildings by an individual person who provides professional or expert
advice on radon and radon progeny measurements, radon entry routes,
and other radon related activities.
(c) The repair or alteration by an individual person of a building
or design for the purpose, in whole or in part, of reducing the
concentration of radon in the indoor atmosphere.

106780. (a) Except as provided in Section 106790, no person may
provide radon services for the general public, or represent or
advertise that he or she may provide radon services unless that
person meets both of the following requirements:
(1) Successfully completes the National Radon Measurement
Proficiency Program of the National Environmental Health Association
or the National Radon Safety Board Certified Radon Professional
Program.
(2) Submits to the department a copy of certificate demonstrating
successful completion of either program.
(b) Persons certified to provide radon services shall successfully
complete and submit to the department proof of completion of the
National Radon Measurement Proficiency Program of the National
Environmental Health Association or the National Radon Safety Board
Certified Radon Professional Program every two years after initial
certification.
(c) A copy of the current certificate of completion shall be
submitted to the department at least 14 days prior to conducting
radon services within the state.

106785. The department shall maintain a list of persons that have
submitted proof of certification by either the National Environmental
Health Association or the National Radon Safety Board Certified
Radon Professional Program. This list shall be made available to the
public.

106790. This article does not apply to a person in any of the
following circumstances:
(a) The person is testing for, or mitigating radon in a building
that the person owns or occupies.
(b) The person is designing or conducting mitigation measures to
prevent against radon infiltration or accumulation in new
construction.
(c) The person is performing scientific research regarding testing
or mitigation of radon, but only if the person informs the owner and
the occupant of the building of all of the following:
(1) That the person is not certified by the National Radon
Measurement Proficiency Program of the National Environmental Health
Association or the National Radon Safety Board Certified Radon
Professional Program.
(2) Any test results are neither certified nor valid for legal
purposes.
(3) Any mitigation methods suggested or used are experimental.

106795. It is unlawful for an individual to provide radon services
in violation of this article. A violation of this article is a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000).