Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Initial applicants for licensure must pass
a board-approved licensing examination covering home inspection methods and
techniques, the standards of practice set forth in
§301 et seq., and code of ethics set forth
in §501.
B. Any person filing an
initial application for licensure shall present evidence to the board that he
has satisfactorily completed at least 130 hours of required home inspection
instruction and training by training providers and instructors approved by the
board.
C. The 130 hours of home
inspection instruction and training shall consist of the following:
1. 90 hours of home inspection course work
approved by the board and taught by a certified pre-licensing education
provider as set forth in §120;
2. a
minimum of 30 hours of in-field platform training from a certified infield
trainer;
3. a minimum of 10 hours
of instruction and training from a certified infield trainer, which shall
consist of attending 10 live home inspections at a residential structure where
a fee is paid and a report is provided to a client;
4. in addition to completion of the 130 hours
of home inspection instruction and in-field training, the applicant shall also
attend the report writing seminar conducted on behalf of the board by its
approved representative and pass the board-approved examination of the
standards of practice and Code of Ethics.
D.
1. The
90 hours of course work as set forth in §119. C.1 above, may only include a
combination of any of the following methods of instruction:
a. live lectures by a certified home
inspector instructor;
b. DVD, CD
ROM, videotape, streaming or other electronic means of video lecture, with a
certified home inspector instructor available during classroom hours for
questioning and discussion;
c.
in-classroom or remote demonstration of techniques; or
d. periodic, in-classroom testing.
2. No credit towards the 90 hours
of course work shall be given for:
a.
in-classroom study;
b. instruction
received from an education provider not duly qualified by the board;
c. time spent listening to audiotapes;
or
d. classroom time devoted to
non-approved course materials.
3. Before the trainee can be certified as
having completed the required 90 hours of course work, the trainee must have:
a. attended and completed the 90 hours of
course work within 180 days of commencement;
b. passed, with a grade of 70 percent or
higher, the final examination and all periodic examinations given by the
educational provider; and
c. mailed
a completed LHI application form.
E. Before registering for the 90 hours of
course work with a certified pre- licensing educational provider, the trainee
must first apply with the board. After enrolling with a certified educational
provider, the trainee must provide the board with the name of the provider and
the commencement date of instruction.
F. Prior to admission to an infield training
program, the trainee shall complete the required 90 hours of course work
described in §119. C.1.
G . Infield
training shall consist of platform training and live training.
1. Platform training shall consist of
attending 30 hours of hands-on training with a certified infield trainer at a
residential structure or using residential components or equipment. All systems
of a residential structure shall be examined and inspected during platform
training. The applicant shall be given one credit hour for each hour of
platform training attended. No more than four applicants may be trained at one
time during platform training. Platform training shall not be conducted during
a live home inspection where an inspection fee is paid and an inspection report
is provided to a client.
2. Live
training shall consist of attending 10 live home inspections with a certified
infield trainer at a resale residential structure where a fee is paid and a
report is provided to the client. The applicant shall be given one credit hour
for each live inspection attended. No more than two applicants may be trained
at a time during a live home inspection. Within five days from the inspection,
the trainee shall prepare a mock home inspection report in a format that
conforms to the requirements of the standards of practice for each home
inspected during live training. The report shall be delivered to the trainer
within five days of the inspections. The applicant shall retain these reports
for three years from the date of completion of training.
H. Upon registering trainees for a 90-hour
course, all certified pre-licensing education providers shall:
1. notify the board of the date of the
commencement and completion of each 90-hour course of instruction of each
trainee on the board-approved registration form;
2. keep records of attendance of each trainee
enrolled in the pre-licensing course to confirm satisfactory completion of the
required 90 hours of instruction;
3. provide the trainee with an education
provider evaluation form approved by the board prior to final testing and
completion of the required 90 hours of instruction;
4. provide a final examination and multiple
periodic examinations to the trainee covering course contents; and
5. provide a copy of certificates of
completion to the board on the board approved completion form of only those
trainees who have successfully completed the full 90 hours of
instruction.
I.
Certified infield trainers shall:
1. instruct
the trainee on how to complete and file the monthly state reporting form;
2. provide the trainee with a copy
of the Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics;
3. issue to the trainee a certificate of
completion of platform training and/or live training; and
4. maintain for three years a list of all
trainees and the dates of training.
5. instruct the trainee on how to perform
home inspections in compliance with the standards of practice and Code
of Ethics;
J.
The board shall adopt and approve a licensing examination, which may be
administered by a nationally accepted testing service as determined by the
board.
K. The board shall review
examination material relative to the adoption and approval of licensing
examinations. The board shall have complete authority to enter into
confidentiality agreements, which prohibit the public dissemination of
information pertaining to review of questions or materials, including any
questions or materials certified as proprietary by the person or facility
submitting them for evaluation. Any person or testing facility submitting
evaluation materials for review, certification, or otherwise, conveys and
assigns to the board a right of limited use and license solely for use in the
certification process and any related inquiry.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:1475 and R.S.
37:1485-1487.
