Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1.
Continuing education; content.
A.
In addition to satisfying the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B,
individuals who hold the following license types are required to obtain 16
hours of continuing education instruction during the license period before the
license may be renewed:
(1) master
plumber;
(2) journeyman plumber;
and
(3) restricted plumber.
At least 12 hours of instruction must pertain to the Plumbing
Code, and at least four hours of instruction must pertain to the technical
topics related to plumbing installations and equipment, this chapter, the
Minnesota State Building Code, or Minnesota Statutes, sections
326B.41 to
326B.49.
Continuing education hours obtained by any electronic media must not exceed
four hours during the renewal period.
B. In addition to satisfying the requirements
of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B, individuals who hold the following license
types are required to obtain four hours of continuing education instruction
during the license period before the license may be renewed:
(1) water conditioning master; and
(2) water conditioning journeyman.
At least two hours of instruction must pertain to the
technical topics related to water conditioning installation and servicing, this
chapter, or Minnesota Statutes, sections
326B.50 to
326B.59.
C. In addition to
satisfying the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B, an applicant
for renewal of a medical gas installer certification is required to obtain four
hours of continuing education instruction during the certification period
before the certification may be renewed. The required hours of instruction must
pertain to the technical topics related to the installation, repair, or
maintenance of medical gas systems, this chapter, NFPA 99, or Minnesota
Statutes, section
326B.438.
D. In addition to satisfying the requirements
of part
4716.0097 and Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 326B, individuals who hold the following certifications are required to
obtain the following continuing education during the certification period
before the certificate may be renewed:
(1) a
backflow prevention rebuilder shall meet the minimum requirements to recertify
in ASSE Standards 5110 and 5130; and
(2) a backflow prevention tester shall meet
the minimum requirements to recertify in ASSE Standard 5110.
Subp. 2.
Application.
A. Each applicant
for the renewal of a license, registration, or certification specified in
subpart
1 must obtain during the term
of the license, registration, or certification period and before a renewal
application is submitted to the department, the required number of credits of
approved continuing education. No individual may transfer continuing education
hours of instruction to another individual. Hours may only be applied to the
renewal period in which they are obtained and may not be carried over to the
next renewal period.
B. Where an
individual holds more than one type of plumbing license, registration, or
certification credits for hours of instruction may be applied to each license,
registration, or certification during the same renewal period so long as the
specific requirements for the license, registration, or certification are
met.
