2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 400c - Lead Abatement Consultants, Contractors and Workers
Section 20-475 - Lead abatement contractors or lead consultant contractors. Licenses; fee; renewal.

On and after the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to section 20-478, no entity shall hold itself out as a lead abatement contractor or lead consultant contractor, or to principally engage in such work in this state without a license issued by the Commissioner of Public Health. Applications for such license shall be made to the department on forms provided by it, and shall be accompanied by a fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars, and shall contain such information regarding the applicant’s qualifications as the department may require in regulations adopted pursuant to said section 20-478 including, but not limited to, demonstrating that all employees of any applicant who require certification pursuant to subsections (e) and (f) of section 19a-88, and sections 20-474 to 20-482, inclusive, are certified by the department. The department shall review the technical, equipment and personnel resources of each applicant. No person shall be issued a license to act as a lead abatement contractor or lead consultant contractor unless such person obtains such approval. The commissioner may issue a license under this section to any person who is licensed in another state under a law which provides standards which are equal to or higher than those of Connecticut and is not subject to any unresolved complaints or pending disciplinary actions. Licenses issued pursuant to this section shall be renewed annually in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88 upon payment of a fee of six hundred twenty-five dollars.

(P.A. 94-220, S. 3, 12; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 02-89, S. 51; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 264.)

History: P.A. 94-220 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 02-89 made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality and deleted as obsolete Subsec. (b) re the issuance of a temporary license to a contractor performing work as a lead abatement contractor or lead consultant contractor on July 1, 1994; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees from $500 to $625.