Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Chapter 23 - PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS BOARD-LICENSEE PRACTICE
Rule 641-23.7 - Specialty licenses and certifications
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-23.7
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
(1) Medical gas certification.
a. A person who
possesses a medical gas certification and who performs medical gas brazing must
maintain the person's brazing continuity.
b. A person who possesses a medical gas
certification must maintain the person's valid certification issued from the
National Inspection Testing Certification (NITC) Corporation or an equivalent
authority approved by the board.
(2) Hearth systems specialty license.
a. A person who possesses a
hearth systems specialty license must 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 shall not perform Iowa Code chapter 105-covered work beyond
the limited scope of the person's specialty license, and shall 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 Technical Excellence, Inc.
or an equivalent authority approved by the board must maintain valid
certification from North American Technical 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 shall not perform Iowa Code chapter
105-covered work beyond the limited scope of the person's specialty license,
and shall 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 shall
not perform Iowa Code chapter 105-covered work beyond the limited scope of the
person's specialty license, and shall 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"
shall mean the maintenance, repair, or replacement of existing fixtures or
parts of plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, orhydronic
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 shall include
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 shall not
perform Iowa Code chapter 105-covered work beyond the limited scope of the
person's specialty license, and shall 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 may not simultaneously possess both an active apprentice license and an active specialty license.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 105.22.
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