Cuyahoga County Board of Health links Ohio homeowners to a limited supply of free radon test kits. The public request asks the applicant to certify Ohio homeownership and personal use. Ordering a kit is only the first step: the laboratory result, tied to the actual test location and period, is what informs follow-up. Board guidance · Ohio kit request
Before completing the request
Use the request linked by the Board, not an advertisement that merely mentions free testing. The current public form identifies an Air Chek 3–7 Day Test Kit and asks for contact and mailing information. Check the Ohio homeowner/personal-use condition before certifying it. The limited offer does not establish stock or approval for an individual request.
The form’s public page includes confirmation and delivery language even without a submitted order. A blank confirmation-number field or the words “on the way” in retrieved page text are not an order receipt. LSL did not request a kit, enter an address or test checkout. Public request fields
If the homeowner condition does not describe your situation, ask CCBH about an appropriate testing route rather than making an inaccurate certification. Its public contact number is 216-201-2000. Board contact
Keep one small test record
Use the instructions supplied with the actual kit for placement, exposure and return. Do not treat the product’s name as a complete testing method. LSL suggests keeping these fields together:
| Item | What to retain |
|---|---|
| Kit | Identifier and the instructions supplied with it |
| Location | Address, floor and room actually tested |
| Exposure | Actual start and end date/time, plus any known departure from the instructions |
| Return | When the exposed kit was sent to the laboratory and any receipt/tracking available |
| Result | Complete laboratory report, units, test identifiers and stated follow-up instructions |
A submission or mailing record is not a valid laboratory result. If the report identifies a problem with the test, ask the laboratory or responsible professional what to do next rather than filling in a missing result.
Take the result—not the advertisement—to follow-up
CCBH says testing is the way to establish a home’s radon level and directs readers with results of 4.0 pCi/L or greater to an Ohio-licensed mitigation professional. Keep the number and units with the report. A nearby property’s result, a map or an unused kit cannot substitute for this home’s measurement. CCBH follow-up guidance
At this review, the Board’s linked licensing-data page returned 404, while the request form’s separate professional-lookup link could not be retrieved. Those failures do not establish anyone’s license status. Ask CCBH for the current Ohio licensing-verification route before relying on a provider’s claim; this guide does not endorse a business or certify a provider.
The public kit page describes limited availability, not a guaranteed delivery or completed home assessment. Discuss an actual result and appropriate next testing or mitigation with the responsible professionals; this administrative guide does not diagnose health effects or prescribe a system.
LSL read the Board page and complete public request on September 20, 2026 and checked the linked follow-up routes. The test-record aid above is LSL’s contribution. No kit was ordered, home measured, laboratory result interpreted or private license searched.