Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LV - Plumbers
Chapter 3 - Licenses
Section 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.