Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Certification requirements. A person must
be certified by the department as a lead abatement worker to engage in such
activity in target housing and child-occupied facilities. Certifications issued
by the department prior to January 1, 2005, are valid for a period of three
years from the date of issue, provided that the appropriate fee is paid on time
each year. Certifications issued by the department on or after January 1, 2005,
are valid for a period of two years from the date of issue.
(b) Specific requirements of applicants for
certification as lead abatement workers:
(1)
successfully complete a lead abatement worker training course and receive a
course completion certificate from a department-accredited training program
provider; and
(2) submit a complete
application for lead abatement worker certification to the department on a
department-issued form and pay the appropriate certification fee within one
year of successfully completing the original lead abatement worker course.
(A) A person who fails to submit a complete
lead abatement worker certification application within one year of completing
the required course will be required to additionally complete a lead abatement
worker refresher training course from a department-accredited training program
provider and receive a course completion certificate. The individual must then
submit a complete certification application, including a course completion
certificate of the additionally required lead abatement worker refresher
training course, within one year of completing the refresher course.
(B) If the applicant has not submitted a
complete lead abatement worker certification application within three years of
completing the original lead abatement worker training course, including
documentation of any additionally required refresher training course, the
person will again be subject to the certification requirements of subsection
(b) of this section in order to be granted certification.
(c) Application for certification
renewal. To become re-certified, the certified lead abatement worker must
successfully complete a lead abatement worker refresher training course from a
department-accredited training provider no sooner than 180 days prior to the
worker's certification expiration date and follow the procedures contained in
§
295.205
of this title (relating to Certification: Applications, Denials, and Renewals).
(1) If a certification holder makes a timely
and sufficient application for the renewal of the certification by their
current certification's expiration date, the current certification in his/her
possession does not expire until the application has been finally approved or
denied by the department. The person whose certification has been expired for
less than one year may renew their certification by complying with the
requirements of §
295.205(h)
of this title. Certifications that have been expired for a period of one year
or more beyond the three-year expiration date cannot be renewed. The person
whose certification has been expired for a period of one year or more may
become re-certified by complying with the current requirements and procedures,
including any examination requirements, for an original certification, subject
to the certification requirements of subsection (b) of this section.
(2) To maintain certification, the certified
lead abatement worker must seek re-certification by submitting a complete
certification renewal application to the department no later than 30 days
before the certification expires. If the certified lead abatement worker does
not submit an application for re-certification by that date, the application
will not be deemed timely filed and the department cannot guarantee that the
application will be reviewed and acted upon before the end of the lead
abatement worker's certification period.
(d) Fees.
(1) Two-year certifications. Effective
January 1, 2005, the fee for a two-year lead abatement worker certification
shall be $100. The fee must accompany the initial or renewal certification
application.
(2) Three-year
certifications. Three-year certifications, which were issued prior to January
1, 2005, shall remain valid for the remainder of their three-year term provided
that the annual fee of $50 is paid on time to the department. Upon expiration
of this three-year certification, a fee of $100 for a two-year renewal
certification shall be paid upon submission of a complete application. Persons
who possess a three-year certification that was issued prior to January 1,
2005, must submit an annual fee when due accompanied by a payment coupon issued
by the department. In order to retain a three-year certification for the
remainder of its term, all annual fees must be paid on time as required. Upon
payment of each annual fee, a new photo identification (ID) card will be issued
and shall be valid for the time period for which the annual fee was paid.
Failure to make a timely annual fee payment may result in the suspension of the
certification.
