Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-41-21.2-4

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the owner or operator having authority over a child care facility or preschool shall test the drinking water in the child care facility or preschool before January 1, 2026, to determine whether lead is present in the drinking water in a concentration that equals or exceeds the action level for lead.

(b) Drinking water testing required by this section must be performed in accordance with the lead sampling program for school buildings and child care facilities conducted by the Indiana finance authority.

(c) If the drinking water in a child care facility or preschool has been tested through a lead sampling program conducted by the Indiana finance authority, the owner or operator having authority over the child care facility or preschool is not required to test the drinking water in the child care facility or preschool before January 1, 2026, under subsection (a).

(d) If the testing of the drinking water in a child care facility or preschool under this section indicates that the presence of lead in the drinking water equals or exceeds the action level for lead, the owner or operator having authority over the child care facility or preschool shall take action to reduce the concentration of lead in the drinking water to a level below the action level for lead by:

(e) A water filtration system installed under subsection (d)(2) must meet the following conditions, as applicable:

(f) If the owner or operator of a child care facility or preschool installs a water filtration system under subsection (d)(2), the owner or operator shall:

(g) The environmental rules board shall, under IC 4-22-2 and IC 13-14-9, adopt rules concerning the action level for lead.  Rules adopted by the environmental rules board shall conform with the forthcoming Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) being promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.