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Lead Inspector — In Training

Licensed inspection profession; initial license form while the field-experience requirement is being completed.

Licensing authority: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program · Application information

Initial

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education
He-P 1612.02(e)(1) or (f)(1): successfully complete the discipline's educational program certified under He-P 1611 or approved by the department from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA. The inspector course has at least 24 hours including eight hands-on hours; the risk-assessor course has at least 40 hours including twelve hands-on hours (He-P 1611.03(f)-(g)).
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Fieldwork
He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4): the initial license is marked In Training until five lead-based paint and five lead-based substance inspections are completed after education, collectively on at least five separate dwellings or units; submit each compliant documented inspection to the department within fifteen days.
License form
The license carries In Training status until He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4) field inspections are complete.
Minimum age
He-P 1612.02(e)-(f): be at least 18 years old.
Reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education
He-P 1612.02(e)(1) or (f)(1): successfully complete the discipline's educational program certified under He-P 1611 or approved by the department from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA. The inspector course has at least 24 hours including eight hands-on hours; the risk-assessor course has at least 40 hours including twelve hands-on hours (He-P 1611.03(f)-(g)).
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Fieldwork
He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4): the initial license is marked In Training until five lead-based paint and five lead-based substance inspections are completed after education, collectively on at least five separate dwellings or units; submit each compliant documented inspection to the department within fifteen days.
License form
The license carries In Training status until He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4) field inspections are complete.
Minimum age
He-P 1612.02(e)-(f): be at least 18 years old.
Revocation wait
He-P 1606.02(f)-(i): reapplication is prohibited for two years from the applicable department, appeals-unit, or court decision. Provide a written account of steps taken to address the violations leading to revocation; the new application must meet initial licensing requirements.
Recent lapse

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education exception
The initial educational program need not be repeated if annual education is current and the EPA examination score is at least 70% and less than three years old. Apply for a new license under He-P 1612.05, including required proficiency documentation. A lapse outside this exception follows the initial application route.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Lapse window
He-P 1612.07(h): the department must receive the application within six months after expiration. Do not engage in lead-hazard-reduction activities while the license is lapsed.
License form
The license carries In Training status until He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4) field inspections are complete.
Reciprocity

All of the following:

  • EPA Lead-Based Paint Inspector Certification Exam

  • At least one of the following alternatives:

    • New Hampshire proficiency examination — Lead Inspector (practice unavailable)
    • NH rules reciprocity educational program examination — Lead Inspector (practice unavailable)
Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Course waiver
He-P 1611.03(m): no RSA 130-A or He-P 1611 course is required before sitting the department law examination.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Fieldwork
He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4): the initial license is marked In Training until five lead-based paint and five lead-based substance inspections are completed after education, collectively on at least five separate dwellings or units; submit each compliant documented inspection to the department within fifteen days.
Implementation wording
NH DHHS Lead Inspector factsheet describes reciprocity as EPA proof plus the 25-question NH rules examination; the regulation's NH course examination alternative remains available.
License form
The license carries In Training status until He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4) field inspections are complete.
Prior license
He-P 1612.03(a)-(b): hold a current corresponding license or certificate from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA and provide a copy. Academic and work-reference documentation is supplied only on request; the initial course certificate is not required.
Refresher certificate
He-P 1612.03(b)(3): submit a discipline-specific refresher course certificate issued by another state.
Same rank wording
He-P 1611.03(l) says "(l) Lead clearance testing technicians, lead abatement workers, lead abatement supervisors, lead abatement contractors, lead inspectors, or risk assessors who hold a current license or certificate from an approved EPA state or Tribal Nation shall be issued certifications and licenses in the state of New Hampshire if they pass an examination offered by the department on RSA 130-A and He-P 1611. (m) Lead professionals from an approved EPA state or Tribal Nation shall not be required to take a course on RSA 130-A or He-P 1611 prior to taking the examination.". Read with He-P 1612.03(b)(4), this describes the department law-examination option and course waiver. He-P 1612.03 separately requires EPA proficiency proof and permits the named NH rules educational-program examination instead of the NH proficiency examination; both currently offered NH alternatives are retained.
Renewal

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Annual education
He-P 1612.02(n): successfully complete a discipline-specific certified refresher program annually.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
License form
The license carries In Training status until He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4) field inspections are complete.
Prior license
Hold the corresponding current New Hampshire license.
Prior passes
He-P 1612.07(c)(7) requires proof of passing the currently offered proficiency examinations. Passage before the renewal application remains an examination dependency; the rule does not state that both examinations must be newly taken every year.
Renewal deadline
He-P 1612.07(b)-(d): apply at least sixty days before expiration; provide current license number, fee, changed trade-name/enforcement information, employees, variance-renewal requests if any, annual educational proof, and proof of proficiency passes. Licenses expire one year after issuance.

Lead Inspector

Licensed inspection profession

Licensing authority: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program · Application information

Initial

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education
He-P 1612.02(e)(1) or (f)(1): successfully complete the discipline's educational program certified under He-P 1611 or approved by the department from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA. The inspector course has at least 24 hours including eight hands-on hours; the risk-assessor course has at least 40 hours including twelve hands-on hours (He-P 1611.03(f)-(g)).
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Fieldwork
He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4): the initial license is marked In Training until five lead-based paint and five lead-based substance inspections are completed after education, collectively on at least five separate dwellings or units; submit each compliant documented inspection to the department within fifteen days.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Minimum age
He-P 1612.02(e)-(f): be at least 18 years old.
Reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education
He-P 1612.02(e)(1) or (f)(1): successfully complete the discipline's educational program certified under He-P 1611 or approved by the department from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA. The inspector course has at least 24 hours including eight hands-on hours; the risk-assessor course has at least 40 hours including twelve hands-on hours (He-P 1611.03(f)-(g)).
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Fieldwork
He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4): the initial license is marked In Training until five lead-based paint and five lead-based substance inspections are completed after education, collectively on at least five separate dwellings or units; submit each compliant documented inspection to the department within fifteen days.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Minimum age
He-P 1612.02(e)-(f): be at least 18 years old.
Revocation wait
He-P 1606.02(f)-(i): reapplication is prohibited for two years from the applicable department, appeals-unit, or court decision. Provide a written account of steps taken to address the violations leading to revocation; the new application must meet initial licensing requirements.
Recent lapse

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education exception
The initial educational program need not be repeated if annual education is current and the EPA examination score is at least 70% and less than three years old. Apply for a new license under He-P 1612.05, including required proficiency documentation. A lapse outside this exception follows the initial application route.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Lapse window
He-P 1612.07(h): the department must receive the application within six months after expiration. Do not engage in lead-hazard-reduction activities while the license is lapsed.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Reciprocity

All of the following:

  • EPA Lead-Based Paint Inspector Certification Exam

  • At least one of the following alternatives:

    • New Hampshire proficiency examination — Lead Inspector (practice unavailable)
    • NH rules reciprocity educational program examination — Lead Inspector (practice unavailable)
Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Course waiver
He-P 1611.03(m): no RSA 130-A or He-P 1611 course is required before sitting the department law examination.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Fieldwork
He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4): the initial license is marked In Training until five lead-based paint and five lead-based substance inspections are completed after education, collectively on at least five separate dwellings or units; submit each compliant documented inspection to the department within fifteen days.
Implementation wording
NH DHHS Lead Inspector factsheet describes reciprocity as EPA proof plus the 25-question NH rules examination; the regulation's NH course examination alternative remains available.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Prior license
He-P 1612.03(a)-(b): hold a current corresponding license or certificate from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA and provide a copy. Academic and work-reference documentation is supplied only on request; the initial course certificate is not required.
Refresher certificate
He-P 1612.03(b)(3): submit a discipline-specific refresher course certificate issued by another state.
Same rank wording
He-P 1611.03(l) says "(l) Lead clearance testing technicians, lead abatement workers, lead abatement supervisors, lead abatement contractors, lead inspectors, or risk assessors who hold a current license or certificate from an approved EPA state or Tribal Nation shall be issued certifications and licenses in the state of New Hampshire if they pass an examination offered by the department on RSA 130-A and He-P 1611. (m) Lead professionals from an approved EPA state or Tribal Nation shall not be required to take a course on RSA 130-A or He-P 1611 prior to taking the examination.". Read with He-P 1612.03(b)(4), this describes the department law-examination option and course waiver. He-P 1612.03 separately requires EPA proficiency proof and permits the named NH rules educational-program examination instead of the NH proficiency examination; both currently offered NH alternatives are retained.
Renewal

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Annual education
He-P 1612.02(n): successfully complete a discipline-specific certified refresher program annually.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Prior license
Hold the corresponding current New Hampshire license.
Prior passes
He-P 1612.07(c)(7) requires proof of passing the currently offered proficiency examinations. Passage before the renewal application remains an examination dependency; the rule does not state that both examinations must be newly taken every year.
Renewal deadline
He-P 1612.07(b)-(d): apply at least sixty days before expiration; provide current license number, fee, changed trade-name/enforcement information, employees, variance-renewal requests if any, annual educational proof, and proof of proficiency passes. Licenses expire one year after issuance.
Renewal of continuously maintained pre rule license

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Annual education
He-P 1612.02(n): successfully complete a discipline-specific certified refresher program annually.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Grandfathered fieldwork
He-P 1612.02(m): holders of a current NH lead-inspector or risk-assessor license on April 2, 2025 who continuously maintain it need not satisfy the new risk-assessor probation or inspector field-inspection conditions. Examination-proof and annual education requirements continue.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Prior license
Hold the corresponding current New Hampshire license.
Prior passes
He-P 1612.07(c)(7) requires proof of passing the currently offered proficiency examinations. Passage before the renewal application remains an examination dependency; the rule does not state that both examinations must be newly taken every year.
Renewal deadline
He-P 1612.07(b)-(d): apply at least sixty days before expiration; provide current license number, fee, changed trade-name/enforcement information, employees, variance-renewal requests if any, annual educational proof, and proof of proficiency passes. Licenses expire one year after issuance.
Completion of initial fieldwork status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing license
Already hold the In Training lead-inspector license; this route completes its fieldwork status requirement after the issuance examinations have already been satisfied.
Fieldwork
He-P 1612.02(f)(3)-(4): the initial license is marked In Training until five lead-based paint and five lead-based substance inspections are completed after education, collectively on at least five separate dwellings or units; submit each compliant documented inspection to the department within fifteen days.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-04-02.

Lead Risk Assessor

Licensed risk-assessment profession with all lead-inspector functions under He-P 1612.01(h)

Licensing authority: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program · Application information

Initial

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education
He-P 1612.02(e)(1) or (f)(1): successfully complete the discipline's educational program certified under He-P 1611 or approved by the department from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA. The inspector course has at least 24 hours including eight hands-on hours; the risk-assessor course has at least 40 hours including twelve hands-on hours (He-P 1611.03(f)-(g)).
Education experience
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): bachelor's degree plus one year of related experience, associate degree plus two years, high-school diploma/equivalent plus three years, or qualifying industrial hygienist, engineer, architect, or environmental-health credential.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Minimum age
He-P 1612.02(e)-(f): be at least 18 years old.
Prior inspector license
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): hold a New Hampshire lead-inspector license for at least one year. This is an applicant license condition, not a requirement to retake the inspector examination.
Probation
He-P 1612.02(e)(4): complete a six-month probation with a provisional license and all aspects of five risk assessments at five dwellings after provisional issuance; send each compliant documented assessment within fifteen days for department review and approval or denial.
Reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education
He-P 1612.02(e)(1) or (f)(1): successfully complete the discipline's educational program certified under He-P 1611 or approved by the department from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA. The inspector course has at least 24 hours including eight hands-on hours; the risk-assessor course has at least 40 hours including twelve hands-on hours (He-P 1611.03(f)-(g)).
Education experience
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): bachelor's degree plus one year of related experience, associate degree plus two years, high-school diploma/equivalent plus three years, or qualifying industrial hygienist, engineer, architect, or environmental-health credential.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Minimum age
He-P 1612.02(e)-(f): be at least 18 years old.
Prior inspector license
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): hold a New Hampshire lead-inspector license for at least one year. This is an applicant license condition, not a requirement to retake the inspector examination.
Probation
He-P 1612.02(e)(4): complete a six-month probation with a provisional license and all aspects of five risk assessments at five dwellings after provisional issuance; send each compliant documented assessment within fifteen days for department review and approval or denial.
Revocation wait
He-P 1606.02(f)-(i): reapplication is prohibited for two years from the applicable department, appeals-unit, or court decision. Provide a written account of steps taken to address the violations leading to revocation; the new application must meet initial licensing requirements.
Recent lapse

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education exception
The initial educational program need not be repeated if annual education is current and the EPA examination score is at least 70% and less than three years old. Apply for a new license under He-P 1612.05, including required proficiency documentation. A lapse outside this exception follows the initial application route.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Lapse window
He-P 1612.07(h): the department must receive the application within six months after expiration. Do not engage in lead-hazard-reduction activities while the license is lapsed.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Reciprocity

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Course waiver
He-P 1611.03(m): no RSA 130-A or He-P 1611 course is required before sitting the department law examination.
Education experience
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): bachelor's degree plus one year of related experience, associate degree plus two years, high-school diploma/equivalent plus three years, or qualifying industrial hygienist, engineer, architect, or environmental-health credential.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Implementation wording
NH DHHS Risk Assessor factsheet describes reciprocity as EPA proof plus the 25-question NH rules examination; the regulation's NH course examination alternative remains available.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Prior inspector license
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): hold a New Hampshire lead-inspector license for at least one year. This is an applicant license condition, not a requirement to retake the inspector examination.
Prior license
He-P 1612.03(a)-(b): hold a current corresponding license or certificate from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA and provide a copy. Academic and work-reference documentation is supplied only on request; the initial course certificate is not required.
Probation
He-P 1612.02(e)(4): complete a six-month probation with a provisional license and all aspects of five risk assessments at five dwellings after provisional issuance; send each compliant documented assessment within fifteen days for department review and approval or denial.
Refresher certificate
He-P 1612.03(b)(3): submit a discipline-specific refresher course certificate issued by another state.
Same rank wording
He-P 1611.03(l) says "(l) Lead clearance testing technicians, lead abatement workers, lead abatement supervisors, lead abatement contractors, lead inspectors, or risk assessors who hold a current license or certificate from an approved EPA state or Tribal Nation shall be issued certifications and licenses in the state of New Hampshire if they pass an examination offered by the department on RSA 130-A and He-P 1611. (m) Lead professionals from an approved EPA state or Tribal Nation shall not be required to take a course on RSA 130-A or He-P 1611 prior to taking the examination.". Read with He-P 1612.03(b)(4), this describes the department law-examination option and course waiver. He-P 1612.03 separately requires EPA proficiency proof and permits the named NH rules educational-program examination instead of the NH proficiency examination; both currently offered NH alternatives are retained.
Renewal

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Annual education
He-P 1612.02(n): successfully complete a discipline-specific certified refresher program annually.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Prior license
Hold the corresponding current New Hampshire license.
Prior passes
He-P 1612.07(c)(7) requires proof of passing the currently offered proficiency examinations. Passage before the renewal application remains an examination dependency; the rule does not state that both examinations must be newly taken every year.
Renewal deadline
He-P 1612.07(b)-(d): apply at least sixty days before expiration; provide current license number, fee, changed trade-name/enforcement information, employees, variance-renewal requests if any, annual educational proof, and proof of proficiency passes. Licenses expire one year after issuance.
Renewal of continuously maintained pre rule license

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Annual education
He-P 1612.02(n): successfully complete a discipline-specific certified refresher program annually.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Grandfathered fieldwork
He-P 1612.02(m): holders of a current NH lead-inspector or risk-assessor license on April 2, 2025 who continuously maintain it need not satisfy the new risk-assessor probation or inspector field-inspection conditions. Examination-proof and annual education requirements continue.
License form
The ordinary license is the completed form; applicable In Training or provisional field requirements must have been fulfilled unless the continuously maintained pre-April 2, 2025 license exemption applies.
Prior license
Hold the corresponding current New Hampshire license.
Prior passes
He-P 1612.07(c)(7) requires proof of passing the currently offered proficiency examinations. Passage before the renewal application remains an examination dependency; the rule does not state that both examinations must be newly taken every year.
Renewal deadline
He-P 1612.07(b)-(d): apply at least sixty days before expiration; provide current license number, fee, changed trade-name/enforcement information, employees, variance-renewal requests if any, annual educational proof, and proof of proficiency passes. Licenses expire one year after issuance.
Completion of initial fieldwork status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education experience
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): bachelor's degree plus one year of related experience, associate degree plus two years, high-school diploma/equivalent plus three years, or qualifying industrial hygienist, engineer, architect, or environmental-health credential.
Existing license
Already hold the provisional risk-assessor license; this route completes its fieldwork status requirement after the issuance examinations have already been satisfied.
Prior inspector license
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): hold a New Hampshire lead-inspector license for at least one year. This is an applicant license condition, not a requirement to retake the inspector examination.
Probation
He-P 1612.02(e)(4): complete a six-month probation with a provisional license and all aspects of five risk assessments at five dwellings after provisional issuance; send each compliant documented assessment within fifteen days for department review and approval or denial.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-04-02.

Lead Risk Assessor — Provisional

Licensed risk-assessment profession with all lead-inspector functions under He-P 1612.01(h); initial license form while the field-experience requirement is being completed.

Licensing authority: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program · Application information

Initial

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education
He-P 1612.02(e)(1) or (f)(1): successfully complete the discipline's educational program certified under He-P 1611 or approved by the department from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA. The inspector course has at least 24 hours including eight hands-on hours; the risk-assessor course has at least 40 hours including twelve hands-on hours (He-P 1611.03(f)-(g)).
Education experience
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): bachelor's degree plus one year of related experience, associate degree plus two years, high-school diploma/equivalent plus three years, or qualifying industrial hygienist, engineer, architect, or environmental-health credential.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
License form
The license carries Provisional status during the He-P 1612.02(e)(4) six-month probation and department review.
Minimum age
He-P 1612.02(e)-(f): be at least 18 years old.
Prior inspector license
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): hold a New Hampshire lead-inspector license for at least one year. This is an applicant license condition, not a requirement to retake the inspector examination.
Probation
He-P 1612.02(e)(4): complete a six-month probation with a provisional license and all aspects of five risk assessments at five dwellings after provisional issuance; send each compliant documented assessment within fifteen days for department review and approval or denial.
Reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education
He-P 1612.02(e)(1) or (f)(1): successfully complete the discipline's educational program certified under He-P 1611 or approved by the department from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA. The inspector course has at least 24 hours including eight hands-on hours; the risk-assessor course has at least 40 hours including twelve hands-on hours (He-P 1611.03(f)-(g)).
Education experience
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): bachelor's degree plus one year of related experience, associate degree plus two years, high-school diploma/equivalent plus three years, or qualifying industrial hygienist, engineer, architect, or environmental-health credential.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
License form
The license carries Provisional status during the He-P 1612.02(e)(4) six-month probation and department review.
Minimum age
He-P 1612.02(e)-(f): be at least 18 years old.
Prior inspector license
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): hold a New Hampshire lead-inspector license for at least one year. This is an applicant license condition, not a requirement to retake the inspector examination.
Probation
He-P 1612.02(e)(4): complete a six-month probation with a provisional license and all aspects of five risk assessments at five dwellings after provisional issuance; send each compliant documented assessment within fifteen days for department review and approval or denial.
Revocation wait
He-P 1606.02(f)-(i): reapplication is prohibited for two years from the applicable department, appeals-unit, or court decision. Provide a written account of steps taken to address the violations leading to revocation; the new application must meet initial licensing requirements.
Recent lapse

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Education exception
The initial educational program need not be repeated if annual education is current and the EPA examination score is at least 70% and less than three years old. Apply for a new license under He-P 1612.05, including required proficiency documentation. A lapse outside this exception follows the initial application route.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Lapse window
He-P 1612.07(h): the department must receive the application within six months after expiration. Do not engage in lead-hazard-reduction activities while the license is lapsed.
License form
The license carries Provisional status during the He-P 1612.02(e)(4) six-month probation and department review.
Reciprocity

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Course waiver
He-P 1611.03(m): no RSA 130-A or He-P 1611 course is required before sitting the department law examination.
Education experience
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): bachelor's degree plus one year of related experience, associate degree plus two years, high-school diploma/equivalent plus three years, or qualifying industrial hygienist, engineer, architect, or environmental-health credential.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
Implementation wording
NH DHHS Risk Assessor factsheet describes reciprocity as EPA proof plus the 25-question NH rules examination; the regulation's NH course examination alternative remains available.
License form
The license carries Provisional status during the He-P 1612.02(e)(4) six-month probation and department review.
Prior inspector license
He-P 1612.02(e)(3): hold a New Hampshire lead-inspector license for at least one year. This is an applicant license condition, not a requirement to retake the inspector examination.
Prior license
He-P 1612.03(a)-(b): hold a current corresponding license or certificate from another state, Tribal Nation, or EPA and provide a copy. Academic and work-reference documentation is supplied only on request; the initial course certificate is not required.
Probation
He-P 1612.02(e)(4): complete a six-month probation with a provisional license and all aspects of five risk assessments at five dwellings after provisional issuance; send each compliant documented assessment within fifteen days for department review and approval or denial.
Refresher certificate
He-P 1612.03(b)(3): submit a discipline-specific refresher course certificate issued by another state.
Same rank wording
He-P 1611.03(l) says "(l) Lead clearance testing technicians, lead abatement workers, lead abatement supervisors, lead abatement contractors, lead inspectors, or risk assessors who hold a current license or certificate from an approved EPA state or Tribal Nation shall be issued certifications and licenses in the state of New Hampshire if they pass an examination offered by the department on RSA 130-A and He-P 1611. (m) Lead professionals from an approved EPA state or Tribal Nation shall not be required to take a course on RSA 130-A or He-P 1611 prior to taking the examination.". Read with He-P 1612.03(b)(4), this describes the department law-examination option and course waiver. He-P 1612.03 separately requires EPA proficiency proof and permits the named NH rules educational-program examination instead of the NH proficiency examination; both currently offered NH alternatives are retained.
Renewal

All of the following:

Administrative fines
He-P 1612.06(e) and 1612.07(f): pay outstanding administrative fines as a condition of initial issuance or renewal.
Annual education
He-P 1612.02(n): successfully complete a discipline-specific certified refresher program annually.
Application
He-P 1612.05(a): submit the February 2025 application and attest to compliance and truthfulness; pay the applicable fee; provide a current clear photograph, applicable transcripts or diploma/GED, course certificate, proficiency results, work-experience contacts, all trade names, and lead-related enforcement history for the preceding ten years. Reciprocity modifies these submissions as specified in He-P 1612.03(b)(1).
Business affiliation
He-P 1612.01(b): perform inspections or hazard-reduction activities only while working under an entity licensed as a lead abatement contractor.
Course assessments
He-P 1611.01(d)(7) and 1611.04(a)-(h): certified providers develop their course written examinations and hands-on assessments. Successful course completion includes required attendance, at least 70% on its written test, and pass/fail hands-on assessment for initial courses; refresher and reciprocity programs are exempt from the hands-on assessment. These provider-developed educational assessments do not identify one statewide initial or refresher examination.
Epa score waiver
He-P 1612.04(f): an EPA-approved examination score of at least 70% from an EPA-authorized state or Tribal Nation covering the required EPA content excuses retaking that examination; another jurisdiction's own examination is prior qualifying evidence, not a leaf of this state route.
Exam timing
He-P 1612.04(b)-(e): complete proficiency examinations within six months after education; a score of at least 70% is required on each. Do not take either more than three times in six months. After a third EPA failure repeat the initial educational program and failed exam; after a third NH failure complete the NH rules course.
License form
The license carries Provisional status during the He-P 1612.02(e)(4) six-month probation and department review.
Prior license
Hold the corresponding current New Hampshire license.
Prior passes
He-P 1612.07(c)(7) requires proof of passing the currently offered proficiency examinations. Passage before the renewal application remains an examination dependency; the rule does not state that both examinations must be newly taken every year.
Renewal deadline
He-P 1612.07(b)-(d): apply at least sixty days before expiration; provide current license number, fee, changed trade-name/enforcement information, employees, variance-renewal requests if any, annual educational proof, and proof of proficiency passes. Licenses expire one year after issuance.

New Hampshire proficiency examination — Lead Inspector

Format
Written multiple-choice examination
Exam questions
At least 25 multiple-choice questions
Passing score
70%
Examination outline
  • RSA Chapter 130-A — Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention and Control
  • Chapter He-P 1600 — Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control
Examination sources

NH rules reciprocity educational program examination — Lead Inspector

Format
Written course examination
Exam questions
At least 100 questions for this discipline
Passing score
70%
Examination outline
  • NH rules course content areas from RSA 130-A and He-P 1600
    • Duties of the respective discipline of lead professional
    • The role of the department in conducting investigations and issuing orders
    • Lead Inspections
    • Standard inspection protocols
    • Custom inspection analysis and plans
    • Occupant protection plans and work scopes
    • Provisions for historic properties
    • Prohibitions contained in RSA 130-A
    • Prohibited lead hazard reduction activities
    • Permitted lead hazard reduction activities
    • Interim control methods and requirements
    • Reporting requirements
    • Record keeping requirements
    • The issuance of certificates
    • The role of the department in conducting compliance inspections
    • Requirements for maintaining licensure and certification
Examination sources

EPA Lead-Based Paint Inspector Certification Exam

Provider
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); scheduled online or by phone through Meazure Learning
Format
Discipline-specific third-party certification exam, taken online or in person after EPA issues an exam letter; no more than three attempts within 6 months of receiving the course completion certificate
Exam fee
$70 for each attempt (EPA certification examination fee)
Examination outline
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — Initial Request for Inspection
    • Defining the scope of work
    • Roles and responsibilities of an Inspector
    • Difference between inspection and risk assessment
    • Difference between XRF and paint chip sampling
    • Importance of State and local requirements
    • HUD and EPA notification and disclosure regulations
    • Health effects of lead in adults and children
    • Routes of lead exposure
    • Places where lead can be found inside and outside the home
    • EPA recommended steps for reducing lead in drinking water
    • Scope and goals of HUD and EPA lead regulations and guidelines
    • Responsibilities of Public and Indian Housing Authorities
    • Information about property needed to provide proposal for inspection
    • Information about property needed to determine number of units to inspect
    • Basic building and construction technology
    • Liability issues involved in lead inspections
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — Preparation for Inspection
    • Inspection scheduling
    • Licensing and transportation of XRF
    • How an XRF analyzer works
    • Inspector and occupant safety during XRF use
    • XRF calibration checks
    • Equipment and forms needed for sampling
    • OSHA regulations applicable to lead and respiratory protection
    • Types of dosimeters
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — Pre-inspection Meeting
    • Lead uses
    • How to determine common construction history
    • Calculation of number of units to inspect using HUD tables
    • Random selection of units using HUD protocols
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — The Inspection
    • Inventory of painted surfaces
    • Testing locations in single family and multi-family dwellings
    • Number of tests per testing combination and component type
    • Field documentation: sample location, sketches, and HUD forms
    • How to take XRF readings
    • Performance characteristic sheets (PCS)
    • XRF substrate corrections
    • Interpretation of XRF readings
    • Why POS, NEG and INCONCLUSIVE ranges vary among XRF analyzers
    • Data collection from XRF testing
    • HUD decision guidelines for paint chip sampling
    • Collection of paint chip samples (ppm and mg/cm2)
    • Laboratory and chain of custody forms
    • Sample labeling
    • Methods for analysis of lead
    • Interpretation of lab results
    • Use of chemical spot-test kits
    • Soil sampling methods
    • Dust sampling methods
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — Inspection Report
    • How to summarize inspection results
    • Contents of inspection report
    • Recommendations an Inspector can make
    • Inspection record retention requirements
  • Lead-based Paint Inspector Study Topics — Clearance Testing
    • The final visual inspection of hazard control activities
    • Why pre-abatement wipe and soil samples are collected
    • Why dust samples are collected for clearance
    • The number and location of clearance wipe samples
    • How to perform clearance wipe sampling
    • Calculation of wipe sample results (ug/ft2)
    • Wipe sampling clearance standards
    • What happens when a wipe test fails
    • Compositing clearance wipe and soil samples
Examination sources

New Hampshire proficiency examination — Lead Risk Assessor

Format
Written multiple-choice examination
Exam questions
At least 25 multiple-choice questions
Passing score
70%
Examination outline
  • RSA Chapter 130-A — Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention and Control
  • Chapter He-P 1600 — Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control
Examination sources

NH rules reciprocity educational program examination — Lead Risk Assessor

Format
Written course examination
Exam questions
At least 100 questions for this discipline
Passing score
70%
Examination outline
  • NH rules course content areas from RSA 130-A and He-P 1600
    • Duties of the respective discipline of lead professional
    • The role of the department in conducting investigations and issuing orders
    • Lead Inspections
    • Standard inspection protocols
    • Custom inspection analysis and plans
    • Occupant protection plans and work scopes
    • Provisions for historic properties
    • Prohibitions contained in RSA 130-A
    • Prohibited lead hazard reduction activities
    • Permitted lead hazard reduction activities
    • Interim control methods and requirements
    • Reporting requirements
    • Record keeping requirements
    • The issuance of certificates
    • The role of the department in conducting compliance inspections
    • Requirements for maintaining licensure and certification
Examination sources

EPA National Certification Examination for Lead-Based Paint Risk Assessors

Provider
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); scheduled online or by phone through Meazure Learning
Format
Discipline-specific third-party certification exam, taken online or in person after EPA issues an exam letter; no more than three attempts within 6 months of receiving the course completion certificate
Exam fee
$70 for each attempt (EPA certification examination fee)
Examination outline
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Initial Request for Lead Services
    • Types of lead evaluation protocol(s)
    • Roles and responsibilities of a Risk Assessor
    • Difference between inspection and risk assessment
    • Classification of EBL child
    • Use of EBL questionnaire
    • HUD and EPA notification and disclosure requirements
    • Health effects of lead in children and adults
    • Places where lead can be found
    • Scope and goals of HUD and EPA regulations and guidelines
    • Importance of State and local regulations
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Proposal to Perform Risk Assessment
    • Liability issues as they relate to risk assessment
    • Types of insurance relevant to risk assessment
    • Information about property needed to provide proposal for risk assessment
    • Information about property needed to determine number of samples/units
    • Estimating costs for lead evaluation work
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Preparation for Risk Assessment
    • Risk assessment staffing
    • OSHA regulations applicable to lead and respiratory protection
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Walkthrough
    • Background information about lead uses and sources
    • Basic building construction and architecture
    • Conditions when lead paint is considered a hazard
    • HUD categories of paint condition and deterioration
    • Causes of lead hazards
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Conduct Sampling
    • Field documentation: testing location, sketches, HUD forms
    • Selection of dust sampling location(s)
    • Single surface and composite dust sampling procedures/equipment
    • Calculation of dust concentration in ug/ft2
    • EPA/HUD hazard levels for lead in dust
    • Spike and blank dust samples
    • Selection of soil sample locations
    • Soil sampling procedures/equipment
    • EPA/HUD hazard levels for lead in soil
    • Water sampling procedures
    • EPA drinking water lead standards and lead reduction steps
    • Selection of paint sample locations
    • Use of XRF analyzer and safety issues
    • Performance characteristics sheets (PCS)
    • Paint chip sample collection procedures
    • Laboratory methods and accreditation programs for lead
    • Calculation of ppm and mg/cm2 for lead in paint
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Lead Hazard Screen
    • Number of paint samples to collect during screen
    • Composite dust sampling for a screen
    • Why composite are more stringent than single surface dust standards
    • Interpretation of results of a screen
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Assessing Multi-Family (MF) Dwellings
    • Targeted, worst-case and random sampling of MF dwellings
    • Elements of a management plan for MF dwellings
    • Interpretation of sampling results from MF dwellings
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Risk Assessment Report
    • Parts of the HUD standard risk assessment report
    • Hazard control action alternatives/costs
    • RCRA regulations for hazardous waste disposal
    • Record retention requirements
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Ongoing Monitoring
    • Elements involved in ongoing lead hazard monitoring
    • Schedules for reevaluation
  • Lead-based Paint Risk Assessor Study Topics — Clearance Testing
    • The final visual inspection of hazard control activities
    • The number and location of clearance wipe samples
Examination sources