Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-3-29 - RENOVATION CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION › Section 420-3-29-.05 - Certification Of Firms

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Any
			 firm which performs or offers to perform renovation activities as described in
			 Rule 420-3-29-.10 must be certified by
			 the Department prior to performing or offering to perform such work including
			 bidding for lead-based paint renovation projects.
(2) A firm seeking renovation certification,
			 with at least one accredited individual employed for each discipline applied
			 for, shall submit to the Department an application for certification on a form
			 provided by the Department with a non-refundable application fee of $300 due
			 every year for
each
discipline and a letter attesting
			 that the firm shall only employ renovators accredited by Safe State when
			 conducting regulated renovation activities, and that the firm and its employees
			 shall follow the work practice standards as outlined in Rule
			 420-3-29-.10 for conducting
			 renovation. A list of employees who have been accredited by Safe State as a
			 renovator shall be provided with the application along with their accreditation
			 numbers and registration expiration dates.
(a) Initial certification.
1. Firms that perform renovations for
			 compensation must apply to the Department for certification to perform
			 renovations or dust sampling. To apply, a firm must submit a completed
			 application for firms, to the Department, signed by an authorized agent of the
			 firm, with the correct amount of fees. If a firm pays excess amount of fees,
			 the Department will reimburse the excess amount.
2. After the Department receives a firm's
			 application, the Department will take one of the following actions within 28
			 days of the date the application is received:
(i) The Department will approve a firm's
			 application if the Department determines that it is complete and that the
			 environmental compliance history of the firm, its principals, or its key
			 employees does not show an unwillingness or inability to maintain compliance
			 with environmental statutes or regulations. An application is complete if it
			 contains all of the information requested on the form and includes the correct
			 amount of fees. When the Department approves a firm's application, the
			 Department will issue the firm a certificate with an expiration date not more
			 than 1 year from the date the application is approved. The Department
			 certification also allows the firm to perform renovations covered by this rule
			 in any Indian Tribal area in Alabama that does not have a renovation program
			 that is authorized under this rule.
(ii) The Department will request a firm to
			 supplement its application if the Department determines that the application is
			 incomplete. If the Department requests a firm to supplement its application,
			 the firm must submit the requested information or pay the additional fees
			 within 14 days of the date of the request.
(iii) The Department will not approve a
			 firm's application if the firm does not supplement its application in
			 accordance with paragraph (a)(2)b. of this rule or if the Department determines
			 that the environmental compliance history of the firm, its principals, or its
			 key employees demonstrates an unwillingness or inability to maintain compliance
			 with environmental statutes or regulations. The Department will send the firm a
			 letter stating the reason for not approving the application. The Department
			 will not refund the application fees. A firm may reapply for the Department
			 certification at any time by filing a new, complete application that includes
			 the correct amount of fees.