AB 865

Under current law, the Department of Health Services (DHS) is required to

develop standards of performance for the regional radon centers and distribute funds

based on compliance with the standards to provide radon protection information

dissemination from the regional radon centers. Radon is a radioactive noble gas.

This bill requires that to place a device to measure the amount of radon in a building

(radon measurement) for a fee a person must complete instruction in a radon

measurement course that is approved by DHS and a radon measurement proficiency

examination that is also approved by DHS. DHS may suspend or revoke the approval

of a radon measurement course or a radon measurement proficiency examination if

the course or examination fails to satisfy DHS standards or operates under

conditions other than those in effect at the time of approval. The radon measurement

proficiency examination administrator must notify DHS for inclusion on a registry

those individuals who successfully complete the examination.

The bill also requires that to evaluate reports of radon amounts to determine

mitigation strategies, design mitigation systems, or install or supervise the

installation of mitigation systems (radon mitigation) for a fee a person must

successfully complete all of the following that are approved by DHS: a radon

measurement course, a radon mitigation course, a radon measurement proficiency

examination, and a radon mitigation proficiency examination. DHS, under the bill,

may suspend or revoke approval of a radon mitigation course or radon mitigation

proficiency examination under the same conditions as it may suspend or revoke a

radon measurement course or radon measurement proficiency examination. The

radon mitigation proficiency examination administrator must notify DHS for

inclusion on a registry those individuals who successfully complete the examination.

Under the bill, anyone who holds a valid credential to perform radon

measurement in another state and who submits proof of that credential to DHS may

perform radon measurement in this state, to the extent that credential allows,

without completing the course and examination approved by DHS. Similarly,

anyone who holds a valid credential to perform radon mitigation in another state and

who submits proof of that credential to DHS may perform radon mitigation in this

state, to the extent the credential allows, without completing the courses and

examinations approved by DHS.