A. No person, agency, institution or organization shall advertise or otherwise present itself as an accredited lead-based paint training program unless accredited by the Department pursuant to this article and rules promulgated thereunder.

B. No individual shall advertise or otherwise present himself as an accredited lead-based paint training provider or instructor unless accredited for such purposes by the Department pursuant to this article and rules promulgated thereunder.

C. Any accreditation issued pursuant to this article may contain conditions as the Department shall deem necessary or appropriate.

D. Any program or training provider accreditation issued pursuant to this article and rules promulgated thereunder shall be renewable annually for the period September 1 through August 31 pursuant to rules promulgated by the Board.

E. 1. Upon application by an out-of-state training program or training provider, the Department may recognize and approve in part or in whole the current accreditation of the applicant if the Department finds that the state's accreditation requirements in effect at the time of accreditation are equivalent to the requirements of the Department; provided, however, that no such accreditation will be recognized and approved by the Department unless the applicant program or provider would be accredited by such other state under substantially the same conditions.

2. Recognition and approval of an out-of-state training program or training provider may be granted with such conditions as the Department shall deem necessary or appropriate.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 321, § 7, eff. July 1, 1994.