First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1480
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 16-41-25-4; (13)HE1480.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 16-41-25-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.97-2012,
SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 4.
(a) Before a local health department may act on
an application for a residential septic system permit, the local health
department shall inform the applicant for a residential septic system
permit if the property is located in the service district of a regional
sewage district.
(b) An employee of a local health department may conduct an
onsite soil evaluation concerning the repair or replacement of a
failed residential onsite sewage system (as defined in
IC 13-11-2-144.8) if:
(1) the employee was hired by the local health department
before January 1, 2013;
(2) the local health board has determined that the employee
has the necessary knowledge of the principles of soil science
as acquired by professional education;
(3) the employee uses guidelines set forth in the soil manuals,
technical bulletins, and handbooks of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service of the United States Department of
Agriculture; and
(4) the employee files a written report with the local health
department for each onsite soil evaluation conducted by the
employee.