KRS 211.9061: Definitions for KRS 211.9061 to 211.9079 and KRS 211.990.

For the purposes of KRS 211.9061 to 211.9079 and KRS 211.990:

(1) "Child-occupied facility" means a building, or portion of a building constructed

prior to 1978 other than target housing in which a child, six (6) years of age or

under, spends at least thre e (3) hours a day, two (2) days a week, including but not

limited to, child day -care facilities, family child -care homes, pre -schools, and

kindergarten classrooms;

(2) "Department" means the Department for Public Health;

(3) "Lead-hazard detection" means a n inspection or risk assessment conducted to

determine the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead hazards;

(4) (a) "Lead-hazard abatement" means a set of measures designed and intended to

permanently eliminate lead hazards in a manner which will protect children

and adults from the risk of lead poisoning, including the following:

1. Removal, encapsulation, or enclosure of lead hazards;

2. Replacement of lead-contaminated surfaces or fixtures;

3. Removal or covering of lead-contaminated soil; and

4. Site preparation and cleanup, preparation of debris for disposal, and

other post-abatement activities which are conducted at the site and are

associated with the abatement.

(b) "Lead-hazard abatement" does not include the following:

1. Renovation, remodeling, or landscaping activities which are not

designed to permanently eliminate lead hazards, but are designed to

repair, restore, or remodel a structure or a dwelling, even though these

activities may incidentally result in a reduction o r elimination of lead

hazards; or

2. Interim controls, operations and maintenance activities, or other

measures or activities designed to temporarily, but not permanently,

reduce lead hazards; and

(5) "Target housing" means any housing constructed prior to 1978, except housing for

the elderly or persons with disabilities in which no child less than six (6) years of

age resides or is expected to reside.