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Ch. 279 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
TO 15 UG/DL, it shall be presumed that the ingestion of lead occurred before a person
at risk began residing or regularly spending at least 24 hours per week in the affected
property.
6-846.
(a) A local health department that receives the results of a blood lead test
under § 6-303 of this title indicating that a person at risk has an EBL greater than or
equal to 15 ug/dl BEFORE FEBRUARY 24, 2006, OR GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 10
UG/DL ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 24, 2006, shall notify:
(1) The person at risk, or in the case of a minor, the parent of the person
at risk, of the results of the test; and
(2) The owner of the affected property in which the person at risk resides
or regularly spends at least 24 hours per week of the results of the test.
(b) The notices to be provided to the parent or owner under subsection (a) of
this section shall be on the forms prepared by the Department, and shall contain any
information required by the Department.
6-850.
(a) Except as provided in § 6-849 of this subtitle, in addition to any other
remedies provided in this subtitle, the provisions and procedures of §§ 7-256 through
7-264 and 7-266(b) of this article shall be used and shall apply to enforce violations of
this subtitle, provided that the penalty imposed under § 7-266(b)(2)(i) of this article
may not exceed $250 per day for any violation of this subtitle [which is not cured
within 20 days after receipt of notice of the violation by the owner].
(b) If an accredited supervisor falsely verifies that work was performed on an
affected property pursuant to § 6-819(f) of this subtitle, the owner of the affected
property who employs the supervisor and who has actual knowledge of the false
verification shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2005.
Approved May 10, 2005.
CHAPTER 279
(House Bill 254)
AN ACT concerning
Department of Human Resources - Disclosure of Information - Hospitals
and Birthing Centers
FOR the purpose of allowing disclosure of certain information concerning child abuse
and neglect to medical or human services personnel a licensed practitioner of a
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