Current through Register Vol. 49, No.
2, February 2024
Appendix H
RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PLUMBING AND/OR NATURAL
GAS INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION
SECTION
I.
AUTHORITY
The following regulation is duly adopted and promulgated by the
Arkansas State Board of Health pursuant to the Authority expressly conferred by
the laws of the State of Arkansas in Act 200 of 1951 as amended and Act 96 of
1913 as amended. The Department may exercise such powers as are reasonably
necessary to carry out the provisions of Act 200 of 1951 as amended. It may,
among other things, issue restricted licenses limited to gas fitter,
residential and governmental maintenance, service line installation, solar
mechanic and hospital maintenance licenses providing that the licenses has
demonstrated competency for the particular phase of plumbing for which the
person is licensed and providing that the Board has adopted regulations
defining restrictions in the type of work allowed, geographical area served,
and term of that type of restricted license.
SECTION II.
PURPOSE
To insure that the construction, installation and maintenance of
plumbing and/or natural gas has in connection with all buildings in this State
be safe, sanitary and such as to safeguard the public health.
SECTION III.
DEFINITIONS
(a) The State Board means the Arkansas State
Board of Health.
(b) The Department
means that the Plumbing and Natural Gas Section of the Arkansas Department of
Health.
(c) Plumbing Inspector
means a person qualified for testing and inspecting all aspects of sanitary
plumbing and gas installation as defined under Act 200 of 1951 as
amended.
(d) Gas Inspector means a
person qualified for testing and inspection all aspects of gas installation as
defined under Act 200 of 1951 as amended.
(e) State Committee of Plumbing Examiners
means people designated by the Board of Health to determine the eligibility of
applicants for various types of plumbing and gas licenses in accordance with
Act 200 of 1951, as amended.
SECTION
IV.
ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTIFICATION
(a) Any duly appointed plumbing inspector,
assistant plumbing inspector, gas inspector, when such appointment is made by
state, county, city, town, water district, water association, sewer district,
sewer association, or any water, or gas utility, shall be eligible for
certification by the Department. Any other persons determined to be eligible
for certification by the State Committee of Plumbing Examiners for the State of
Arkansas.
SECTION V.
QUALIFICATIONS
(a) In order to
be examined for a Certified Plumbing and/or Natural Gas Inspector an applicant
must:
(1) Be able to read and
write.
(2) Be currently employed as
a Plumbing Inspector by a city, town, county, or other municipality within the
State of Arkansas that has adopted or is adopting the State Plumbing Code by
regulation or ordinance.
SECTION VI.
EXAMINATIONS
(a) Examinations will be given on an as
needed basis by the Department at various times and places. The examination
will cover the Arkansas State Plumbing and Natural Gas Code, as amended, A
score of 70% or greater is considered a passing score.
SECTION VII.
TERMS OF CERTIFICATION
AND RENEWALS
(a) All certificates
(licenses) for plumbing inspectors shall be renewed each year. Applications for
renewal shall be accompanied by the proper fee and a proof of eight (8) hours
of refresher training issued by the Department.
(b) Training obtained other than from the
Arkansas Inspector's Training School may be accepted toward original licensing
for renewal with approval of the Department.
SECTION VIII.
REVOCATION OF
LICENSE
(a) The State Committee of
Plumbing Examiners may on its own motion make investigations and conduct
hearing and may on its own motion or upon a complaint in writing and duly
signed and verified by the complainant, suspend or revoke any plumbing and/or
natural gas inspector's certificate for failing to provide inspections at least
equal to the minimum requirements of the Department, any rule or order
prescribed by the Board or has demonstrated incompetence to act as an
inspector. The licensee shall be duly notified within thirty (30) days of the
violation and full hearing under the Administrative Procedures Regulation of
the Arkansas Department of Health.
(b) The Department may suspend any plumbing
and/or natural gas inspector certification for non-payment of the prescribed
fees, or if the inspector fails to obtain annual training as prescribed by
these regulations.
SECTION IX.
HEARINGS
In the case of each final order issued by the Department, any
affected party may within thirty (30) days of such order submit a written
request for a hearing to the Director of the Department. NOTICE:
All hearings will be scheduled within a reasonable time and held after
reasonable notice has been provided to all known affected parties.
SECTION X.
SEVERABILITY
If any provision of these Regulations, or the application thereof
to any person is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of these Regulations which can give effect without
the invalid provisions of applications, and to this end the provision hereto
are declared to be severable.
SECTION
XI.
REPEAL
All Regulations and parts of Regulations in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
