Section 422.30 Exemptions from Requirements for a License

Section 422

Section 422.30  Exemptions

from Requirements for a License

The Agency may, upon application

or upon its own initiative, grant such exemptions or exceptions from the

requirements of this Part as it determines are authorized by law and will not result

in a hazard to public health and safety.  The following persons are exempt from

the licensing requirements of this Part:

a)         A person performing radon measurements or mitigation on a

dwelling in which the person resides.

b)         A person temporarily practicing in Illinois who possesses a

license granted by another state's regulatory authority that is recognized by

this State under principles of mutual reciprocity.

c)         Retail stores that only sell or distribute radon sampling

devices but are not engaged in a relationship with the client for other

services such as home inspection or representation as in a real estate

transaction and that do not perform laboratory analysis, measurement or

mitigation services.

d)         Persons who do not perform radon measurements or mitigation,

but who are employed for the purpose of disseminating beneficial information to

the public for agencies that the USEPA considers to be partners in providing

accurate radon information to the public, such as educational institutions, the

American Lung Association, the National Safety Council, and the National

Association of City and County Governments and State and local public health

officials who disseminate radon measurement devices to the public.

e)         A person performing diagnostic tests for the purpose of

assessing site decontamination in accordance with a radioactive materials

license granted by the Agency.  Diagnostic tests shall not be used as a basis

for a decision to, or not to, mitigate the radon level within a building.

f)         Employees of the Agency performing measurements or mitigations

as part of their official duties

A person performing diagnostic tests for the purpose of

assessing site decontamination in accordance with a radioactive materials

license granted by the Agency.  Diagnostic tests shall not be used as a basis

for a decision to, or not to, mitigate the radon level within a building.

f)         Employees of the Agency performing measurements or mitigations

as part of their official duties.

g)         A residential

building contractor or his or her subcontractor that installs radon resistant

construction.

AGENCY NOTE:  Only a radon

contractor may install a radon vent fan or upgrade a passive new construction

pipe to an active mitigation system.

h)         School

district employees performing radon screening measurements in accordance with

the exemptions outlined in Sections 10-20.48 and 34-18.39 of  the School Code

[105 ILCS 5/10-20.48 and 34-18.39].