Section 26103 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 18. >> Article 1.
26103
. (a) If the department finds that adopting permissible
exposure limits to mold in indoor environments is feasible, the
department, in consultation with the task force convened pursuant to
Section 26101.7, shall:
(1) Adopt permissible exposure limits to mold for indoor
environments that avoid adverse effects on health, with an adequate
margin of safety, and avoid any significant risk to public health.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), balance the protection of
public health with technological and economic feasibility when it
adopts permissible exposure limits.
(3) Utilize and include the latest scientific data or existing
standards adopted by authoritative bodies.
(4) Develop permissible exposure limits that target the general
population.
(b) The department shall consider all of the following criteria
when it adopts permissible exposure limits for molds in indoor
environments:
(1) The adverse health effects of exposure to molds on the general
population, including specific effects on members of subgroups that
comprise a meaningful portion of the general population, which may
include infants, children age 6 years and under, pregnant women, the
elderly, asthmatics, allergic individuals, immune compromised
individuals, or other subgroups that are identifiable as being at
greater risk of adverse health effects than the general population
when exposed to molds.
(2) The standards for molds, if any, adopted by authoritative
bodies.
(3) The technological and economic feasibility of compliance with
the proposed permissible exposure limit for molds. For the purposes
of determining economic feasibility pursuant to this paragraph, the
department shall consider the costs of compliance to tenants,
landlords, homeowners, and other affected parties.
(4) Toxicological studies and any scientific evidence as it
relates to mold.
(c) The department may develop alternative permissible exposure
limits applicable for facilities, which may include hospitals, child
care facilities, and nursing homes, whose primary business is to
serve members of subgroups that comprise a meaningful portion of the
general population and are at greater risk of adverse health effects
from molds than the general population. These subgroups may include
infants, children age 6 years and under, pregnant women, the elderly,
asthmatics, allergic individuals, or immune compromised individuals.
(d) The department shall report to the Legislature on its progress
in developing the permissible exposure limit for molds by July 1,
2003.