Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 72 - RESIDENTIAL CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM
Section 28-72-9 - Application for the certification of project designers
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-72-9
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) Application for a project designer certificate.
(1) Each applicant for a project
designer certificate shall submit a completed application to KDHE before
consideration for certificate issuance. Each application for certification
shall be received by KDHE within one year of successful completion of the
project designer training course.
(2) Each application shall include the
information specified in K.A.R. 28-72-5(a)(2)(A) and the following:
(A) A copy of the project designer training
course completion diploma, and any required refresher course completion
diplomas;
(B) documentation
pursuant to subsection (b) as evidence of meeting the education or experience
requirements for project designers; and
(C) a payment to KDHE for the nonrefundable
fee specified in K.A.R. 28-72-3 .
(3) Each applicant for a project designer
certificate shall apply to KDHE within one year of the applicant's successful
completion of the project designer training course, as indicated on the course
completion diploma. Each applicant failing to apply within one year after the
date on the training course completion diploma shall, before making application
for certification, be required to successfully complete the four-hour project
designer refresher training course.
(4) Each applicant who fails to apply within
two years of the project designer training course and who has not successfully
completed a refresher training course shall successfully complete the project
designer training course before submitting an application for a project
designer certificate.
(b) Training, education, and experience requirements for a project designer certificate.
(1) Each applicant for a certificate as a
project designer shall complete a lead abatement supervisor training course and
a project designer course and shall be required to achieve passing scores on
both course examinations.
(2) Each
applicant for a certificate as a project designer shall meet the minimum
education and experience requirements for a certified project designer.
(A) The minimum education and experience
requirements for a certified project designer shall include at least one of the
following:
(i) A bachelor's degree in
engineering, architecture, or a related profession, and one year of experience
in building construction and one year of experience as a certified lead
professional;
(ii) at least one
year of experience as a certified lead hazard risk assessor, certified by the
secretary, the EPA, or an EPA-approved state, and at least two years of
experience in building construction and design; or
(iii) at least four years of experience as a
lead abatement supervisor and four years of experience in building construction
and design.
(B) The
following documents shall be recognized by KDHE as evidence of meeting the
requirements listed in paragraph (b)(2)(A):
(i) Official academic transcripts or
diplomas, as evidence of meeting the education requirements;
(ii) resumes, letters of reference, or
documentation of work experience, which shall include specific dates of
employment, each employer's name, address, and telephone number, and specific
job duties, as evidence of meeting the work experience requirements;
(iii) course completion diplomas issued by
the training provider as evidence of meeting the training requirements;
and
(iv) a copy of the project
designer certificate or identification badge as evidence of having been a
certified project designer.
(c) Procedure for issuance or denial of a project designer certificate.
(1) The
applicant shall be informed by the secretary in writing that the application is
approved, incomplete, or denied.
(A) If an
application is incomplete, the notice shall include a list of additional
information or documentation required to complete the application.
(i) Within 30 calendar days after the
issuance date of the notice of an incomplete application, the applicant shall
submit, to the secretary in writing, the information requested in the written
notice.
(ii) Failure to submit the
information requested in the written notice within 30 calendar days shall
result in the secretary's denial of the individual's application for
certification.
(iii) After receipt
of the information requested in the written notice, the applicant shall be
informed by the secretary in writing that the application is either approved or
denied.
(B) If an
application for certification is denied, the written notice of denial to the
applicant shall specify the reason or reasons for the denial. Certification may
be denied by the secretary pursuant to
K.S.A.
65-1,207(b), and amendments
thereto.
(C) If an application is
denied, the applicant may reap-ply to KDHE for a project designer certificate
by submitting a complete lead occupation application form with another
nonrefundable certification fee, as specified in K.A.R. 28-72-3 .
(D) If an applicant is aggrieved by a
determination to deny certification, the applicant may request a hearing with
the office of administrative hearings, in accordance with the Kansas
administrative procedure act.
(2) If the application is approved, a
two-year project designer certificate shall be issued by KDHE.
(3) A certificate may be issued with specific
restrictions pursuant to an agreement between the applicant and KDHE.
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