Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-23.7 - Specialty licenses and certifications
(1)
Medical gas certification.
a. A person who possesses a medical gas
certification and who performs medical gas brazing will maintain the person 's
brazing continuity.
b. A person who
possesses a medical gas certification will maintain the person 's valid
certification issued from the National Inspection Testing Certification
Corporation (NITC) or an equivalent authority approved by the
board.
(2)
Hearth
systems specialty license .
a. A
person who possesses a hearth systems specialty license will maintain the
person 's valid certification issued from the National Fireplace Institute or
equivalent authority approved by the board.
b. A hearth systems specialty license allows
a licensee to perform work in the installation of gas burning and solid fuel
appliances that offer a decorative view of the flames, from the connector pipe
to the shutoff valve located within three feet of the appliance. A hearth
systems specialty license further allows for work in the venting systems
associated with a hearth appliance, log lighters, gas log sets, fireplace
inserts, and freestanding stoves. A hearth systems specialty license does not
allow a licensee to install a shutoff valve or perform any other mechanical or
HVAC-refrigeration work.
c. A
person possessing a hearth systems specialty license will not perform Iowa Code
chapter 105-covered work beyond the limited scope of the person 's specialty
license , and will not perform work within the limited scope of the person 's
specialty license unless the person can conform to the minimum standard of
acceptable and prevailing practice of a licensee performing such
work.
(3)
Service
technician HVAC specialty license .
a. A licensee who holds a service technician
HVAC specialty license by demonstrating the licensee possesses a valid
certification from North American Technician Excellence, Inc. or an equivalent
authority approved by the board will maintain valid certification from North
American Technician Excellence, Inc. or an equivalent authority approved by the
board.
b. A service technician HVAC
specialty license allows a licensee to perform work from the appliance shutoff
valve to the appliance and any part and component of the appliance, including
the disconnection and reconnection of the existing appliance to the gas piping
and the installation of a shutoff valve no more than three feet from the
appliance. A service technician HVAC specialty license does not allow a
licensee to perform any other mechanical or HVAC-refrigeration work.
c. A person possessing a service technician
HVAC specialty license will not perform Iowa Code chapter 105-covered work
beyond the limited scope of the person 's specialty license , and will not
perform work within the limited scope of the person 's specialty license unless
the person can conform to the minimum standard of acceptable and prevailing
practice of a licensee performing such work.
(4)
Disconnect/reconnect plumbing
technician specialty license .
a. A
disconnect/reconnect plumbing technician specialty license allows a licensee to
perform work from the appliance shutoff valve or the fixture shutoff valve to
the appliance or fixture and any part or component of the appliance or fixture,
including the disconnection and reconnection of the existing appliance or
fixture to the water or sewer piping and the installation of a shutoff valve no
more than three feet from the appliance or fixture. A disconnect/reconnect
plumbing technician specialty license does not allow a licensee to perform any
other plumbing work.
b. A person
possessing a disconnect/reconnect plumbing technician specialty license will
not perform Iowa Code chapter 105-covered work beyond the limited scope of the
person 's specialty license , and will not perform work within the limited scope
of the person 's specialty license unless the person can conform to the minimum
standard of acceptable and prevailing practice of a licensee performing such
work.
(5)
Private
school or college routine maintenance specialty license .
a. A private school or college routine
maintenance specialty license allows a licensee to perform routine maintenance
within the scope of the licensee 's employment with a private school or college.
For purposes of this subrule, "routine maintenance" means the maintenance,
repair, or replacement of existing fixtures or parts of plumbing, mechanical,
HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic systems in which no changes in
original design are made. Fixtures or parts do not include smoke and fire
dampers or water, gas, or steam piping permanent repairs except for traps and
strainers. Routine maintenance includes emergency repairs. Routine maintenance
does not include the replacement of furnaces, boilers, cooling appliances, or
water heaters more than 100 gallons in size.
b. A person possessing a private school or
college routine maintenance specialty license will not perform Iowa Code
chapter 105-covered work beyond the limited scope of the person 's specialty
license , and will not perform work within the limited scope of the person 's
specialty license unless the person can conform to the minimum standard of
acceptable and prevailing practice of a licensee performing such
work.
(6)
Dual
licensure as an apprentice prohibited. A licensee cannot
simultaneously possess both an active apprentice license and an active
specialty license .
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