Ch. 114                                        1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

AFFECTED PROPERTY THAT IS CERTIFIED AS BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF PART IV § 6-815 OF THIS SUBTITLE IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO
25 UG/DL, OR, ON AND AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1999, GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 20
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.

6-831.

(A) A QUALIFIED OFFER MAY BE MADE TO AN AFFECTED A PERSON AT RISK
UNDER THIS PART BY:

(1) THE OWNER OF THE AFFECTED PROPERTY IN WHICH THE
AFFECTED PERSON AT RISK RESIDES OR REGULARLY SPENDS AT LEAST 24 HOURS A

WEEK;

(2)      AN INSURER OF THE OWNER: OR

(3)      AN AGENT OF THE OWNER; OR

(4) ANY OTHER POTENTIALLY LIABLE PERSON.

(B) UPON NOTICE TO A THIRD PARTY, AN OFFEROR MAY DESIGNATE THE
THIRD PARTY AS A CO-OFFEROR.

(C) IF A QUALIFIED OFFER IS MADE UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION, THE QUALIFIED OFFER SHALL:

(1) BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE OFFEROR RECEIVES NOTICE
UNDER § 6-828 OF THIS SUBTITLE;

(2) INCLUDE THE PROVISIONS SPECIFIED IN § 6-839 OF THIS SUBTITLE;

AND

(3) SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF § 6-832(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE.
6-832.

(A)     AN OFFEROR UNDER § 6-831 OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL SEND NOTICE OF
THE QUALIFIED OFFER TO THE PERSON AT RISK, OR IN THE CASE OF A MINOR, THE
PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR IN THE FORM AND MANNER
SPECIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

(B)     (1) AN OFFEROR UNDER § 6-831 OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL SEND A COPY
OF THE QUALIFIED OFFER TO THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN THE
JURISDICTION WHERE THE PERSON AT RISK RESIDES,

(2) WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE COPY OF THE
QUALIFIED OFFER UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE LOCAL
. HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL PERSONALLY NOTIFY THE PERSON AT RISK, OR IN
THE CASE OF A MINOR, THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR OF STATE
AND LOCAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR LEAD POISONING PREVENTION AND
TREATMENT.

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