105.18 QUALIFICATIONS AND TYPES OF LICENSES ISSUED.
1. General qualifications. The board shall adopt, by rule,
general qualifications for licensure. The board may consider the
past felony record of an applicant only if the felony conviction
relates to the practice of the profession for which the applicant
requests to be licensed. References may be required as part of the
licensing process.
2. Plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and hydronic licenses and
contractor licenses. The board shall issue separate licenses for
plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and hydronic professionals and for
contractors as follows:
a. Apprentice license. In order to be licensed by the board
as an apprentice, a person shall do all of the following:
(1) File an application, which application shall establish that
the person meets the minimum requirements adopted by the board.
(2) Certify that the person will work under the supervision of a
licensed journeyperson or master in the applicable discipline.
(3) Be enrolled in an applicable apprentice program which is
registered with the United States department of labor office of
apprenticeship.
b. Journeyperson license.
(1) In order to be licensed by the board as a journeyperson in
the applicable discipline, a person shall do all of the following:
(a) File an application and pay application fees as established
by the board, which application shall establish that the person meets
the minimum educational and experience requirements adopted by the
board.
(b) Pass the state journeyperson licensing examination in the
applicable discipline.
(c) Provide the board with evidence of having completed at least
four years of practical experience as an apprentice. Commencing
January 1, 2010, the four years of practical experience required by
this subparagraph division must be an apprenticeship training program
registered by the United States department of labor office of
apprenticeship.
(2) A person may simultaneously hold an active journeyperson
license and an inactive master license.
c. Master license. In order to be licensed by the board as a
master, a person shall do all of the following:
(1) File an application and pay application fees as established
by the board, which application shall establish that the person meets
the minimum educational and experience requirements adopted by the
board.
(2) Pass the state master licensing examination for the
applicable discipline.
(3) Provide evidence to the board that the person has previously
been a licensed journeyperson or master in the applicable discipline.
d. Contractor license. In order to be licensed by the board
as a contractor, a person shall do all of the following:
(1) File an application and pay application fees as established
by the board, which application shall provide the person's state
contractor registration number and establish that the person meets
the minimum requirements adopted by the board.
(2) Maintain a permanent place of business.
(3) Hold a master license or employ at least one person holding a
master license under this chapter.
3. Combined licenses, restricted licenses.a. The board may issue single or combined licenses to persons
who qualify as a contractor, master, journeyperson, or apprentice
under any of the disciplines.
b. Special, restricted license. The board may by rule
provide for the issuance of special plumbing and mechanical
professional licenses authorizing the licensee to engage in a limited
class or classes of plumbing or mechanical professional work, which
class or classes shall be specified on the license. Each licensee
shall have experience, acceptable to the board, in each such limited
class for which the person is licensed. The board shall designate
each special, restricted license to be a sublicense of either a
plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or hydronic license. An individual
holding a master or journeyperson, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or
hydronic license shall not be required to obtain any special,
restricted license which is a sublicense of the license that the
individual holds. Special plumbing and mechanical professional
licenses shall be issued to employees of a rate-regulated gas or
electric public utility who conduct the repair of appliances.
"Repair of appliances" means the repair or replacement of
mechanical connections between the appliance shutoff valve and the
appliance and repair of or replacement of parts to the appliance.
Such special, restricted license shall require certification pursuant
to industry-accredited certification standards.
c. The board shall establish a special, restricted license
fee at a reduced rate, consistent with any other special, restricted
license fees.
4. Waiver. Notwithstanding section 17A.9A, the board shall
through December 31, 2009, waive the written examination requirements
and prior experience requirements in subsection 2, paragraph "b",
subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), and subsection 2,
paragraph "c", subparagraph (3), for a journeyperson or master
license if the applicant meets either of the following requirements:
a. The applicant meets both of the following requirements:
(1) The applicant has previously passed a written examination
which the board deems to be substantially similar to the licensing
examination otherwise required by the board to obtain the applicable
license.
(2) The applicant has completed at least eight classroom hours of
continuing education in courses or seminars approved by the board
within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the
applicant's license application.
b. The applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
board that the applicant has five or more years of experience prior
to July 1, 2008, in the plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or hydronic
business, as applicable, which experience is of a nature that the
board deems to be sufficient to demonstrate continuous professional
competency consistent with that expected of an individual who passes
the applicable licensing examination which the applicant would
otherwise be required to pass.
105.18 QUALIFICATIONS AND TYPES OF LICENSES ISSUED.
1. General qualifications. The board shall adopt, by rule,
general qualifications for licensure. The board may consider the
past felony record of an applicant only if the felony conviction
relates to the practice of the profession for which the applicant
requests to be licensed. References may be required as part of the
licensing process.
2. Plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and hydronic licenses and
contractor licenses. The board shall issue separate licenses for
plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and hydronic professionals and for
contractors as follows:
a. Apprentice license. In order to be licensed by the board
as an apprentice, a person shall do all of the following:
(1) File an application, which application shall establish that
the person meets the minimum requirements adopted by the board.
(2) Certify that the person will work under the supervision of a
licensed journeyperson or master in the applicable discipline.
(3) Be enrolled in an applicable apprentice program which is
registered with the United States department of labor office of
apprenticeship.
b. Journeyperson license.
(1) In order to be licensed by the board as a journeyperson in
the applicable discipline, a person shall do all of the following:
(a) File an application and pay application fees as established
by the board, which application shall establish that the person meets
the minimum educational and experience requirements adopted by the
board.
(b) Pass the state journeyperson licensing examination in the
applicable discipline.
(c) Provide the board with evidence of having completed at least
four years of practical experience as an apprentice. Commencing
January 1, 2010, the four years of practical experience required by
this subparagraph division must be an apprenticeship training program
registered by the United States department of labor office of
apprenticeship.
(2) A person may simultaneously hold an active journeyperson
license and an inactive master license.
c. Master license. In order to be licensed by the board as a
master, a person shall do all of the following:
(1) File an application and pay application fees as established
by the board, which application shall establish that the person meets
the minimum educational and experience requirements adopted by the
board.
(2) Pass the state master licensing examination for the
applicable discipline.
(3) Provide evidence to the board that the person has previously
been a licensed journeyperson or master in the applicable discipline.
d. Contractor license. In order to be licensed by the board
as a contractor, a person shall do all of the following:
(1) File an application and pay application fees as established
by the board, which application shall provide the person's state
contractor registration number and establish that the person meets
the minimum requirements adopted by the board.
(2) Maintain a permanent place of business.
(3) Hold a master license or employ at least one person holding a
master license under this chapter.
3. Combined licenses, restricted licenses.a. The board may issue single or combined licenses to persons
who qualify as a contractor, master, journeyperson, or apprentice
under any of the disciplines.
b. Special, restricted license. The board may by rule
provide for the issuance of special plumbing and mechanical
professional licenses authorizing the licensee to engage in a limited
class or classes of plumbing or mechanical professional work, which
class or classes shall be specified on the license. Each licensee
shall have experience, acceptable to the board, in each such limited
class for which the person is licensed. The board shall designate
each special, restricted license to be a sublicense of either a
plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or hydronic license. An individual
holding a master or journeyperson, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or
hydronic license shall not be required to obtain any special,
restricted license which is a sublicense of the license that the
individual holds. Special plumbing and mechanical professional
licenses shall be issued to employees of a rate-regulated gas or
electric public utility who conduct the repair of appliances.
"Repair of appliances" means the repair or replacement of
mechanical connections between the appliance shutoff valve and the
appliance and repair of or replacement of parts to the appliance.
Such special, restricted license shall require certification pursuant
to industry-accredited certification standards.
c. The board shall establish a special, restricted license
fee at a reduced rate, consistent with any other special, restricted
license fees.
4. Waiver. Notwithstanding section 17A.9A, the board shall
through December 31, 2009, waive the written examination requirements
and prior experience requirements in subsection 2, paragraph "b",
subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), and subsection 2,
paragraph "c", subparagraph (3), for a journeyperson or master
license if the applicant meets either of the following requirements:
a. The applicant meets both of the following requirements:
(1) The applicant has previously passed a written examination
which the board deems to be substantially similar to the licensing
examination otherwise required by the board to obtain the applicable
license.
(2) The applicant has completed at least eight classroom hours of
continuing education in courses or seminars approved by the board
within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the
applicant's license application.
b. The applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
board that the applicant has five or more years of experience prior
to July 1, 2008, in the plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or hydronic
business, as applicable, which experience is of a nature that the
board deems to be sufficient to demonstrate continuous professional
competency consistent with that expected of an individual who passes
the applicable licensing examination which the applicant would
otherwise be required to pass.
105.18 QUALIFICATIONS AND TYPES OF LICENSES ISSUED.
1. General qualifications. The board shall adopt, by rule,
general qualifications for licensure. The board may consider the
past felony record of an applicant only if the felony conviction
relates to the practice of the profession for which the applicant
requests to be licensed. References may be required as part of the
licensing process.
2. Plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and hydronic licenses and
contractor licenses. The board shall issue separate licenses for
plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and hydronic professionals and for
contractors as follows:
a. Apprentice license. In order to be licensed by the board
as an apprentice, a person shall do all of the following:
(1) File an application, which application shall establish that
the person meets the minimum requirements adopted by the board.
(2) Certify that the person will work under the supervision of a
licensed journeyperson or master in the applicable discipline.
(3) Be enrolled in an applicable apprentice program which is
registered with the United States department of labor office of
apprenticeship.
b. Journeyperson license.
(1) In order to be licensed by the board as a journeyperson in
the applicable discipline, a person shall do all of the following:
(a) File an application and pay application fees as established
by the board, which application shall establish that the person meets
the minimum educational and experience requirements adopted by the
board.
(b) Pass the state journeyperson licensing examination in the
applicable discipline.
(c) Provide the board with evidence of having completed at least
four years of practical experience as an apprentice. Commencing
January 1, 2010, the four years of practical experience required by
this subparagraph division must be an apprenticeship training program
registered by the United States department of labor office of
apprenticeship.
(2) A person may simultaneously hold an active journeyperson
license and an inactive master license.
c. Master license. In order to be licensed by the board as a
master, a person shall do all of the following:
(1) File an application and pay application fees as established
by the board, which application shall establish that the person meets
the minimum educational and experience requirements adopted by the
board.
(2) Pass the state master licensing examination for the
applicable discipline.
(3) Provide evidence to the board that the person has previously
been a licensed journeyperson or master in the applicable discipline.
d. Contractor license. In order to be licensed by the board
as a contractor, a person shall do all of the following:
(1) File an application and pay application fees as established
by the board, which application shall provide the person's state
contractor registration number and establish that the person meets
the minimum requirements adopted by the board.
(2) Maintain a permanent place of business.
(3) Hold a master license or employ at least one person holding a
master license under this chapter.
3. Combined licenses, restricted licenses.a. The board may issue single or combined licenses to persons
who qualify as a contractor, master, journeyperson, or apprentice
under any of the disciplines.
b. Special, restricted license. The board may by rule
provide for the issuance of special plumbing and mechanical
professional licenses authorizing the licensee to engage in a limited
class or classes of plumbing or mechanical professional work, which
class or classes shall be specified on the license. Each licensee
shall have experience, acceptable to the board, in each such limited
class for which the person is licensed. The board shall designate
each special, restricted license to be a sublicense of either a
plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or hydronic license. An individual
holding a master or journeyperson, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or
hydronic license shall not be required to obtain any special,
restricted license which is a sublicense of the license that the
individual holds. Special plumbing and mechanical professional
licenses shall be issued to employees of a rate-regulated gas or
electric public utility who conduct the repair of appliances.
"Repair of appliances" means the repair or replacement of
mechanical connections between the appliance shutoff valve and the
appliance and repair of or replacement of parts to the appliance.
Such special, restricted license shall require certification pursuant
to industry-accredited certification standards.
c. The board shall establish a special, restricted license
fee at a reduced rate, consistent with any other special, restricted
license fees.
4. Waiver. Notwithstanding section 17A.9A, the board shall
through December 31, 2009, waive the written examination requirements
and prior experience requirements in subsection 2, paragraph "b",
subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), and subsection 2,
paragraph "c", subparagraph (3), for a journeyperson or master
license if the applicant meets either of the following requirements:
a. The applicant meets both of the following requirements:
(1) The applicant has previously passed a written examination
which the board deems to be substantially similar to the licensing
examination otherwise required by the board to obtain the applicable
license.
(2) The applicant has completed at least eight classroom hours of
continuing education in courses or seminars approved by the board
within the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the
applicant's license application.
b. The applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
board that the applicant has five or more years of experience prior
to July 1, 2008, in the plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or hydronic
business, as applicable, which experience is of a nature that the
board deems to be sufficient to demonstrate continuous professional
competency consistent with that expected of an individual who passes
the applicable licensing examination which the applicant would
otherwise be required to pass.
