PUBLIC USE DATA AGREEMENT RE CHILDHOOD LEAD POISIONING DATA WITH HAMC.PDF

Public Use Data Agreement
Housing Authority of Maricopa County
Background and Purpose:
Houses and apartments built prior to the 1978 federal ban of lead-based paint have an increased risk of
containing lead. An estimated 24 million housing units in the United States are contaminated. Lead
sources may come from deteriorating paint, dust, and soil. Lead paint that is peeling, chipping,
chalking, cracking, or damaged due to age or high impact is highly hazardous.
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) addressed the issue of
environmental lead in federally owned and subsidized housing with the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR
35, subparts H (Project Based Assistance, including Multifamily Residential Properties), L (Public
Housing Programs), and M (Tenant-Based Rental Assistance – Housing Choice Voucher Program), which
requires Housing Authorities to complete an environmental investigation and lead-based paint hazard
reduction (when applicable) of the dwelling unit to which the subpart applies, when a child aged six or
less has been identified with an elevated blood lead level of 5 µg/dL or greater.
Lead poisoning can cause serious developmental damage to children that can last a lifetime, yet it is
completely preventable if lead hazards are removed. The purpose of this project is to eliminate as far
as practicable the incidence of childhood lead poisoning due to environmental causes in the home by
monitoring lead poisoning reports and implementing environmental remediation when needed.
Process:
In the proposed project, childhood blood lead level data reported in Maricopa County will be used to
determine locations for environmental testing on dwelling units in Maricopa County to which the Lead
Safe Housing Rule Subparts H, L, and M apply. If environmental treatment and/or remediation is
necessary, it will be completed by the responsible owner. All results will be reported by the Housing
Authority of Maricopa County (HAMC) to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH)
and Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS).
Housing Authority of Maricopa County will:
1. Provide MCDPH with quarterly list of current addresses of the Housing Authority dwelling units
to which the Lead Safe Housing Rule Subpart M applies.
2. Provide MCDPH with a one-time list of dwelling units to which the Lead Safe Housing Rule
Subpart H and L apply, if applicable.
a. Provide MCDPH with notification regarding any addresses that have converted out of
HAMC’s inventory through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program, when
applicable.
3. Provide MCDPH with monthly reports on a date agreed upon by both parties. Reports will
include any action taken to conduct environmental testing and/or remediation on a Housing
Authority dwelling unit identified by MCDPH as the residence of a child under age 6 with a
confirmed positive blood lead level of 5 µg/dL or greater, or a statement indicating that no
environmental testing and/or remediation occurred, if/when applicable.
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Maricopa County Department of Public Health will:
1. Determine if any child under six that tests positive for an elevated blood lead level of 5 µg/dL or
greater resides in an applicable Housing Authority dwelling unit. MCDPH will provide the
addresses of any positive cases to HAMC on a monthly basis.
2. Provide ADHS with data received from HAMC regarding actions taken to conduct environmental
testing and/or remediation.
Data Use Restrictions:
By using these data, HAMC and MCDPH users agree to comply with the following data use restrictions.
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) does everything in its power to assure that
the identity of data subjects cannot be disclosed. All direct identifiers including name, SSN, and DOB, as
well as any characteristics that might lead to identification, are omitted from the dataset. Users shall not
attempt to identify individuals from any computer file, nor shall they link with a computer file containing
patient identifiers. Any intentional identification or disclosure of a person or establishment violates the
assurances of confidentiality given to the providers of the information.
Therefore, MCDPH and HAMC personnel (users) must agree to the following provisions:
 Users will not use nor permit others to use the data in any way other than for the purposes of
identifying locations to carry out environmental testing.
 Users will not attempt to link, nor permit others to link the data with individually identified
records in other MCDPH or non-MCDPH databases.
 Users will not attempt to learn the identity of any person whose address is contained in the
supplied file(s).
 If the identity of any person is discovered inadvertently, then the following action should be
taken:
o No use will be made of this knowledge
o Users will not share the discovered identity with others
 Users will not release nor permit others to release the data in full or in part to any person
except with the written approval of MCDPH.
 If accessing the data from a centralized location on a time-sharing computer system or LAN,
users will not share their logon name and password with any other individuals. Users will also
not allow any other individuals to use their computer account after they have logged on with
your logon name and password.
 HAMC will share any results/findings from analysis of these data with MCDPH before findings
are presented outside the requesting organization.
 Users will be held accountable for any violation of these data use restrictions.
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Signatures/Approvals:
FOR: Maricopa County FOR: Housing Authority of Maricopa County
Chief Health Officer Executive Director
Print Name and Title Print Name and Title
Date Date
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
MARICOPA COUNTY
By
Steve Chucri
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Date
ATTEST:
Clerk of the Board
Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Attorney for Maricopa County
Date
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