La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LV-313 - Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement
A. No natural person shall engage in the work
of a water supply protection specialist unless he possesses an endorsement to
either a master plumber license or a journeyman plumber license or renewals
thereof issued by the board. The board shall issue such an endorsement to
either form of license to any person who qualifies under the board's
regulations and who desires to engage in doing the work of a water supply
protection specialist, if he passes an examination given by the board and pays
the fees established by the board.
B. As authorized by
R.S.
37:1368(H), the board shall
recognize and certify certain programs of education and training of water
supply protection specialist offered by private or public organizations or
institutions compliant with ASSE International, Cross-Connection
Control Professional Qualifications Standard ASSE Series 5000 or a
nationally recognized, board-approved program. A journeyman or master plumber
licensed by this board who successfully completes any such program shall
qualify for admission to an examination offered under
§313.A of these
regulations. Any such organization must satisfy the board that its program or
programs includes training and testing as specified in the ASSE
International, Cross-Connection Control Professional Qualifications Standard
ASSE Series 5000, or a nationally-recognized, board-approved
program.
C. Courses of instruction
defined in this Section must be provided by a person or persons meeting the
credentials and requirements of ASSE Series 5000, or a
nationally-recognized board-approved program.
D. To be eligible for board certification
pursuant to
R.S.
37:1368(H), an interested
organization providing water supply protection specialist training and
education must complete a written application on a form or forms supplied by
the board. The board shall be entitled to receive timely information on the
program or programs administered by such organization and background of
instructors upon request at any time. The board, acting through its
representatives, may also inspect the facility and observe the actual training
and education programs used and offered by such organization. Failure to
cooperate with the board and its representatives may be grounds for denial or
withdrawal of board certification of any such organization. The board may
investigate complaints concerning such programs. Adverse administrative action
affecting an organization's application for certification or its continued
status as an organization certified by the board pursuant to
R.S.
37:1368(H) will be subject
to the Administrative Procedure Act.
E. The board may accept, in lieu of an
examination directly administered by the board to any applicant, the verifiable
results of an examination administered by an organization certified pursuant to
R.S.
37:1368(H) as evidence of
successful completion of the examination referred to in
R.S.
37:1368(H). Any papers from
such examinations must be available for inspection and the board may require
notarized affidavits from the applicant and the administering organization
representative attesting to the accuracy of the examination results and the
scope of any such examination, which must minimally include the subject areas
described in this Section.
F. An
applicant for a water supply protection specialist endorsement must attach to
his application a money order or check for the appropriate fee established in
§312
G. Regular quarterly
examinations for water supply protection specialist endorsements may be held in
conjunction with examinations for journeyman or master plumber license
applications, or on such days specially set by the board. Interested persons
shall be notified of the examination schedule.
H. A water supply protection specialist
endorsement application must be submitted to the office of the state Plumbing
Board of Louisiana not less than 30 days before any scheduled
examination.
I. The chairman of the
board shall appoint an examiner or examiners to conduct water supply protection
specialist endorsement examinations. An examiner may be a representative of a
private or public professional service provider qualified to administer a
standardized, nationally recognized test duly adopted by the board.
J. Any person, who at any time is cited by
the board for working as a water supply protection specialist without
possessing an endorsement to that effect, shall be subject to a special
enforcement fee as a precondition to any subsequent examination or licensing of
any nature. This fee shall be in addition to the regular fees assessed by the
board.
K. Any person, who at any
time is cited by the board for working as a water supply protection specialist
without possessing an endorsement to that effect, shall be subject to a special
enforcement fee as a precondition to any subsequent examination or licensing of
any nature. This fee shall be in addition to the regular fees assessed by the
board.
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