Code of Massachusetts Regulations
266 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF HOME INSPECTORS
Title 266 CMR 4.00 - ASSOCIATE HOME INSPECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Section 4.06 - Duties and Requirements of the Supervisor

Universal Citation: 266 MA Code of Regs 266.4

Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024

(1) A Supervisor shall follow all of the state and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing or relating to the practice of Home Inspection.

(2) A Supervisor must be a licensed Home Inspector in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in good standing.

(3) The Supervisor may or may not be the employer of the Associate Home Inspector.

(4) A Supervisor shall personally review the progress of the Trainee/Associate Home Inspector he or she is supervising and shall make a written evaluation of the Associate Home Inspector once every three months. Copies of the evaluations shall be provided to the Trainee/Associate Home Inspector.

(a) The evaluation shall, at a minimum, list the specific Home Inspections conducted and the training and related technical instruction, which the Trainee/Associate Home Inspector has received during the three-month evaluation period.

(b) Upon request by the Associate Home Inspector, the Supervisor(s) shall certify the Associate Home Inspector application as prescribed on the application form. The certification shall only be verification of the statements of the applicant pertaining to training and inspections performed while under the supervision of the Supervisor.

(5) A Supervisor may supervise only one Trainee per inspection. In the case of Mock Inspections a Supervisor may supervise no more than three Trainees at one time.

(6) Direct Supervision. The Supervisor is responsible for full time, direct, on site supervision of a Trainee's home inspections. Direct Supervision shall include:

(a) The full time presence of the Supervisor at the inspection site;

(b) Reports prepared by the applicant shall include the Trainee's name, the name of the Supervisor and the Supervisor's license number prior to the Report being turned over to the Client.

(7) Indirect Supervision.

(a) Indirect supervision shall only be permitted for an Associate Home Inspector.

(b) The Supervisor shall accept full responsibility for the contents and compliance with the current Standards of Practice of all Reports prepared by an Associate Home Inspector under his or her supervision.

(c) Reports prepared by the Associate Home Inspector shall include the Associate Home Inspector's name, the name of the Supervisor and the Supervisor's license number prior to the Report being turned over to the Client.

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