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Lead Inspector

License to conduct environmental lead inspections and issue applicable lead certificates.

Licensing authority: Rhode Island Department of Health · Application information

Initial licensure after Inspector in Training apprenticeship
Rhode Island Department Lead Inspector Examination
Application
Submit the applicable Department application, all required attachments and applicable nonrefundable fee. The Department may request further information and proof of identity.
Department audit
Obtain a satisfactory Department field audit and report review.
Field experience
Within twelve months before applying, perform under a Department-approved Inspector at least 15 Comprehensive Environmental Lead Inspections at 15 distinct properties, five LHR or LHC Clearance Inspections and five LHM Inspections.
License term
The controlling rule § 11.4.3(E)-(F) provides two-year license terms unless sooner surrendered, suspended or revoked.
Penalties
Pay in full any administrative fine or penalty imposed by a final Department order (§ 11.4.7).
Prior license
Hold a current Rhode Island Lead Inspector-in-Training license. The Department examination passed before that license remains a leaf even though taken earlier.
Radiation authorization
Document XRF radiation-safety training and a current general or specific radioactive-materials license, including Rhode Island reciprocity where applicable (216-RICR-40-20-7).
Review training
Successfully complete an eight-hour Lead Inspector review course; training certificates expire one year after course completion under the January 2022 guidance.
Training assessments
The training provider administers a final written course test with a passing score of at least 70% and, for initial training, a hands-on skills assessment (§§ 11.3.5(B), 11.3.9 and 11.3.10). These are provider-specific training examination slots, not an identified statewide examination or the Department licensing examination.
Initial licensure by reciprocity
Rhode Island Department Lead Inspector Examination
Application
Submit the applicable Department application, all required attachments and applicable nonrefundable fee. The Department may request further information and proof of identity.
Board page duration
The Department page states: "A lead inspector licensed for 3 years or more in another state can bypass the LIT step by providing proof of their license and inspection history." Section 11.7.2 instead requires a Department equivalence determination; preserve the page demand as an applicant condition.
Electronic reporting
The Department licensing page requires learning its electronic inspection reporting database during mentorship.
Expedited processing
The reciprocity application offers expedited processing to active-duty members, reservists, honorably discharged veterans and specified spouses with the listed military documentation.
Field equivalence
Obtain Department approval that prior field experience meets or exceeds § 11.7.1(C)(4).
Initial training
Provide accredited initial Lead Inspector/Lead Assessor training meeting or exceeding § 11.3.
License term
The controlling rule § 11.4.3(E)-(F) provides two-year license terms unless sooner surrendered, suspended or revoked.
Mentorship
Complete five mentored LHM inspections and obtain satisfactory Department field audit and report review.
Penalties
Pay in full any administrative fine or penalty imposed by a final Department order (§ 11.4.7).
Prior license
Provide an EPA or EPA-authorized jurisdiction Lead Inspector/Lead Assessor license; the Department determines equivalence. A license held is a condition, not adoption of a national EPA examination.
Radiation authorization
Document compliance with Licensing of Radioactive Material, 216-RICR-40-20-7; the application prints 40-27-7, while the controlling rule refers to 40-20-7.
Review training
Successfully complete an eight-hour Department-certified Lead Inspector review course.
Training assessments
The training provider administers a final written course test with a passing score of at least 70% and, for initial training, a hands-on skills assessment (§§ 11.3.5(B), 11.3.9 and 11.3.10). These are provider-specific training examination slots, not an identified statewide examination or the Department licensing examination.

Lead Inspector-in-Training

License for supervised apprenticeship toward Lead Inspector licensure; no independent inspections.

Licensing authority: Rhode Island Department of Health · Application information

Initial Inspector in Training licensure
Rhode Island Department Lead Inspector Examination
Application
Submit the applicable Department application, all required attachments and applicable nonrefundable fee. The Department may request further information and proof of identity.
Education
The March 3, 2026 application requires a GED, high-school diploma or higher degree. Section 11.7.4(A)(1)-(2) uses an "or" between training descriptions; retain the implementing education requirement as an applicant condition.
Initial training
Successfully complete a Department-certified 40-hour initial Lead Inspector course; current training certificates expire one year after course completion under the January 2022 guidance.
License term
The controlling rule § 11.4.3(E)-(F) provides two-year license terms unless sooner surrendered, suspended or revoked.
Penalties
Pay in full any administrative fine or penalty imposed by a final Department order (§ 11.4.7).
Supervision
Conduct apprenticeship inspections only under direct on-site supervision of a Department-approved Lead Inspector; no independent inspection or certificate issuance.
Training assessments
The training provider administers a final written course test with a passing score of at least 70% and, for initial training, a hands-on skills assessment (§§ 11.3.5(B), 11.3.9 and 11.3.10). These are provider-specific training examination slots, not an identified statewide examination or the Department licensing examination.
Inspector in Training licensure by reciprocity
Rhode Island Department Lead Inspector Examination
Application
Submit the applicable Department application, all required attachments and applicable nonrefundable fee. The Department may request further information and proof of identity.
Cross reference
Section 11.7.5 applies pursuant to § 11.7.2; submit the cross-referenced reciprocity evidence, including Department review of field experience, radioactive-material compliance, five mentored LHM inspections and satisfactory field audit/report review as the Department applies these requirements.
Initial training
Provide initial training accredited by EPA or the issuing EPA-authorized jurisdiction meeting or exceeding § 11.3.
License term
The controlling rule § 11.4.3(E)-(F) provides two-year license terms unless sooner surrendered, suspended or revoked.
Penalties
Pay in full any administrative fine or penalty imposed by a final Department order (§ 11.4.7).
Prior license
Provide a Lead Inspector license from EPA or another EPA-authorized jurisdiction, subject to Department equivalence determination.
Review training
Successfully complete an eight-hour Department-certified Lead Inspector review course.
Supervision
The resulting license permits a supervised apprenticeship only.
Training assessments
The training provider administers a final written course test with a passing score of at least 70% and, for initial training, a hands-on skills assessment (§§ 11.3.5(B), 11.3.9 and 11.3.10). These are provider-specific training examination slots, not an identified statewide examination or the Department licensing examination.

Rhode Island Department Lead Inspector Examination

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  • Rhode Island licensing and professional authority
    • Initial examination and licensing pathway
    • Inspector authority, assessor distinctions, and supervision
    • Independence, conflicts of interest, and disclosure
    • Certified laboratories, approved methods, and XRF authorization
  • Rhode Island inspection types and eligibility
    • Purposes and state-defined inspection types
    • Lead Hazard Mitigation inspections and weather variances
    • Comprehensive Environmental Lead Inspection coverage
    • Renewal, partial, and RRP-related inspections
  • Rhode Island sampling rules and lead standards
    • Dust sampling locations, counts, and field blanks
    • Soil sampling coverage, composites, and delays
    • Residential and non-residential water sampling
    • Lead-safe, conditional, and hazard classifications
  • Rhode Island clearance, reporting, and certificates
    • Clearance prerequisites and project-specific scope
    • Failed clearance results and follow-up duties
    • Reports, electronic submission, distribution, and records
    • Certificate selection, validity, and weather-variance deadlines
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