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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 22 - Practice of Tattooing › Rule 641-22.13 - Inspections

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(1) An inspection
			 fee of $250 is due upon receipt of a notice of payment due, which will be
			 billed by the inspection agency upon completion of an inspection.
(2) Tattoo establishments are inspected
			 annually and the reports of inspections maintained by the inspection agency for
			 three years.
(3) When the tattoo
			 establishment is located within the jurisdiction of a local inspection agency,
			 the local inspection agency may establish fees needed to defray the costs of
			 inspection and enforcement under this chapter. Inspection fees billed by a
			 local inspection agency are paid to the local inspection agency or its
			 designee.
(4) If an inspection
			 agency determines that an additional physical inspection is necessary,
			 including to review corrected deficiencies or in response to a complaint of a
			 potential imminent health threat, the inspection agency may charge an
			 inspection fee based on the actual cost of providing the inspection, including
			 the inspector's time and mileage expenses. Any such fee charged shall not
			 exceed the fee identified in subrule 22.13(1).
(5) Unpaid inspection fees are delinquent 30
			 days after the date of the bill. A late fee of $30 per month will be assessed
			 to the establishment owner after a 30-day notice. If inspection fees remain
			 unpaid after 60 days, an order to cease and desist operations will be issued by
			 the department.
(6) Failure to
			 allow an inspection is grounds for denial or suspension of a tattoo
			 establishment's permit.
(7) If an
			 imminent health threat exists, the inspection agency or the department may
			 order the establishment to cease operation immediately pursuant to Iowa Code
			 section 17A.18A. Operation shall not be
			 resumed until authorized by the inspection agency or the department.
(8) Safety data sheets (SDS) for the
			 chemicals used at the tattoo establishment shall be maintained at the
			 establishment and made available upon request.
(9) The most recent routine inspection
			 report, along with any reinspection reports, shall be posted in a location at
			 the establishment that is readily visible to the public.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 22 - Practice of Tattooing › Rule 641-22.14 - Tattoo Inspector Qualifications

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Tattoo inspectors shall have successfully completed a
				blood-borne pathogen certification course from the American Red Cross or an
				equivalent nationally recognized organization, documentation of which is
				maintained by the local inspection agency.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 22 - Practice of Tattooing › Rule 641-22.15 - Enforcement

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The inspection agency may take the following steps when
				enforcement of these rules is necessary.
(1)
Owner notification.
The
			 inspection agency will provide written notification to the owner of the
			 establishment that:
a. Cites each section of
			 the Iowa Code or rule of the Iowa Administrative Code violated.
b. Specifies the manner in which the owner or
			 operator failed to comply.
c.
			 Specifies the steps needed for correcting the violation.
d. Requests a corrective action plan,
			 including a time schedule for completion of the plan.
e. Sets a reasonable time limit, not to
			 exceed 30 days from the receipt of the notice, within which the owner of the
			 establishment must respond.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 23 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-licensee Practice › Rule 641-23.1 - Definitions

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The definitions set forth in Iowa Code section
				105.2 are incorporated herein by
				reference. For purposes of these rules, the following additional definitions
				apply:
"Inactive license"
means a license that is
				available for a plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or
				hydronic professional who is not actively engaged in running a business or
				working in the business in the corresponding discipline at that license level.
				An inactive license must be renewed prior to its expiration date. An inactive
				license is not valid for practice until the license is reactivated by the
				board.
"Lapsed license"
means a license that has
				expired. A lapsed license is no longer valid for practice.
"Licensee"
means a person holding a license
				issued by the board, including an apprentice, journeyperson, or master license
				in the plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronics
				trades; a combined license; a special, restricted sublicense; or a medical gas
				certificate.
"Master of record"
means an individual
				possessing an active master license under Iowa Code chapter 105 who shall be
				responsible for the proper designing, installing, and repairing of plumbing,
				mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic systems and who is
				actively in charge of the plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet
				metal, or hydronic work of a contractor.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 23 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-licensee Practice › Rule 641-23.2 - Duties of All Licensees, Specialty Licensees, and Certificate Holders

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(1) While
			 conducting business or performing work covered under Iowa Code chapter 105,
			 each licensee will keep a copy of the licensee's board-issued license on the
			 licensee's person or in an easily retrievable area at the work site.
(2) Each licensee will maintain a residential
			 or business address on record with the board. In the event the licensee's
			 residential or business address changes, the licensee will so notify the
			 board.
(3) Each licensee will apply
			 for and obtain all applicable permits prior to performing any work covered
			 under Iowa Code chapter 105 as may be mandated by any law, ordinance, or
			 regulation of this state, or a political subdivision therein.
(4) A licensee will present upon request a
			 copy of the licensee's board-issued license issued under Iowa Code section
			 105.12(2).
(5) A licensee possessing a lapsed license
			 cannot operate as a contractor or work in the plumbing, mechanical,
			 HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic disciplines or work as a medical
			 gas system installer or work in a specialty license discipline until the
			 license is reinstated and renewed.
(6) Each licensee will perform all Iowa Code
			 chapter 105-covered work in conformity with the applicable professional
			 code.
(7) A licensee will not
			 perform any Iowa Code chapter 105-covered work for which the licensee does not
			 possess the requisite license.
(8)
			 A licensee will conform to the minimum standard of acceptable and prevailing
			 practice and will exercise the degree of workmanlike care that is ordinarily
			 exercised by the average licensee in the applicable trade acting in the same or
			 similar circumstances.
(9) A
			 licensee who utilizes the services of an unlicensed person as a helper will be
			 responsible for the work performed by the helper and shall ensure that such
			 work conforms to the minimum standard of acceptable and prevailing
			 practice.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 23 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-licensee Practice › Rule 641-23.3 - Contractor License

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A contractor licensed under Iowa Code chapter 105 will adhere
				to the following, the violation of which may give rise to disciplinary
				action:
(1)
Master
			 license.
A contractor will not engage in the business of designing,
			 installing, or repairing plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, or hydronic
			 systems unless at all times the contractor holds or employs at least one person
			 holding an active master license issued by the board for each discipline in
			 which the contractor conducts business. Without prior board approval, a
			 contractor will not knowingly utilize a master licensee to meet this
			 requirement if the master licensee is simultaneously associated with another
			 contractor in that discipline.
a.
			 Notwithstanding subrule 23.3(1), in the event a licensed master of record's
			 employment with the contractor is terminated, or the master of record otherwise
			 discontinues the master of record's relationship with the contractor, or the
			 master of record's master license is lapsed, suspended, revoked, expired, or
			 otherwise invalidated, the contractor may continue to provide plumbing,
			 mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, or hydronic systems services for a period of up
			 to six months without identifying a new master of record.
b. To utilize the six-month grace period set
			 forth in paragraph 23.3(1)
"a,"
a contractor will notify the
			 board of the contractor's loss of the master of record within 30 days from the
			 date the master of record is no longer associated with the contractor, absent
			 exigent circumstances.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 23 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-licensee Practice › Rule 641-23.4 - Master License

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A master licensed under Iowa Code chapter 105 will adhere to
				the following, the violation of which may give rise to disciplinary
				action:
(1)
Contractor
			 relationship.
A master may only be a master of record for one
			 contractor in any particular discipline at any one time, except that a
			 contractor or a master may seek prior board approval to serve as the master of
			 record for more than one contractor in a particular discipline. An individual
			 who possesses master licenses in multiple disciplines may be a master of record
			 for multiple contractors so long as the individual is only a master of record
			 for one contractor in any particular discipline at one time.
(2)
Contractor.
A master
			 will not knowingly perform work covered under Iowa Code chapter 105 for an
			 unlicensed contractor.
(3)
Supervision.
A master who superintends the design,
			 installation, or repair of plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, or
			 hydronic systems will be available to supervise journeypersons or apprentices
			 as needed and may only provide such supervision in the discipline or
			 disciplines in which the master is licensed. A master will not knowingly
			 supervise unlicensed persons who perform work covered under Iowa Code chapter
			 105 for which a board-issued license is required.
(4)
Master of record.
A
			 master who serves as a master of record for a contractor and who disassociates
			 from the contractor will notify the board and the contractor of the
			 disassociation, if notice was not previously provided, within 30 days from the
			 date of disassociation, absent exigent circumstances.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 23 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-licensee Practice › Rule 641-23.5 - Journeyperson License

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A journeyperson licensed under Iowa Code chapter 105 will
				adhere to the following, the violation of which may give rise to disciplinary
				action:
(1)
Working under
			 supervision.
A journeyperson will work under the supervision of a
			 master licensed in the discipline of the work being performed in the design,
			 installation, and repair of plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, or
			 hydronic systems.
(2)
Contractor.
A journeyperson will not knowingly perform work
			 covered under Iowa Code chapter 105 for an unlicensed contractor.
(3)
Supervision.
A
			 journeyperson who superintends one or more apprentices may only provide such
			 supervision in the discipline(s) in which the journeyperson is licensed and
			 only while performing work for the same contractor licensed under Iowa Code
			 chapter 105. A journeyperson shall not knowingly supervise unlicensed persons
			 who perform work covered under Iowa Code chapter 105 for which a board-issued
			 license is required.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 23 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-licensee Practice › Rule 641-23.6 - Apprentice License

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An apprentice licensed under Iowa Code chapter 105 will adhere
				to the following mandates, the violation of which may give rise to disciplinary
				action:
(1)
Working under
			 supervision.
An apprentice may only perform work covered under Iowa
			 Code chapter 105 under the supervision of a master or journeyperson.
(2)
Contractor.
An
			 apprentice will not knowingly perform work covered under Iowa Code chapter 105
			 for an unlicensed contractor.
(3)
Dual licensure as an apprentice barred.
A licensee cannot
			 simultaneously possess both an active apprentice license and an active
			 specialty license.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 23 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-licensee Practice › Rule 641-23.7 - Specialty Licenses and Certifications

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(1)
Medical
			 gas certification.
a. A person who
			 possesses a medical gas certification and who performs medical gas brazing will
			 maintain the person's brazing continuity.
b. A person who possesses a medical gas
			 certification will maintain the person's valid certification issued from the
			 National Inspection Testing Certification Corporation (NITC) or an equivalent
			 authority approved by the board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 23 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-licensee Practice › Rule 641-23.8 - Inactive License

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(1) A person
			 possessing an inactive license under 641-subrule 29.2(6) will not perform any
			 plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic work for
			 which licensure is mandated so long as the person's license is held in inactive
			 status.
(2) A person possessing an
			 active journeyperson/inactive master license under 641-subrule 29.2(5) will not
			 perform any plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, or hydronic work for
			 which a master license is mandated so long as the person's master license is
			 held in inactive status.
(3)
			 Inactive specialty license.
a. A person
			 possessing an active specialty license under rule
			 641-23.7 (105) will submit a
			 written request to place the specialty license on inactive status in order to
			 obtain an active apprentice license. The licensee will acknowledge that the
			 licensee is unable to perform any work covered under Iowa Code chapter 105
			 outside of the apprenticeship program.
b. Notwithstanding 641-subrule 28.1(3), a
			 person possessing both an inactive specialty license and an active apprentice
			 license need not pay a renewal fee for the inactive specialty license so long
			 as the person remains actively licensed as an apprentice.
c. Notwithstanding 641-subrule 30.2(2), a
			 person possessing an inactive specialty license and an active apprentice
			 license need not obtain any continuing education hours for renewal so long as
			 the person remains actively licensed as an apprentice.
d. A person possessing both an inactive
			 specialty license and an active apprentice license may surrender the apprentice
			 license and reactivate the specialty license upon written request and payment
			 of the fee for an active specialty license in the amount specified in
			 641-Chapter 28.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.1 - Grant Procedures

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(1) The department
			 has adopted policies to administer the awarding of grants for the grants to
			 counties program. Grants will be awarded pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 455E.11.
(2) The department will:
a. Determine program objectives;
b. Set eligible and ineligible grant costs
			 for which the department will reimburse county programs;
c. Define performance requirements for grant
			 recipients that set minimum standards to be met by all county
			 programs;
d. Develop a grant
			 application and a grant application submission procedure;
e. Terminate a grant found to be obtained by
			 fraud or misrepresentation regardless of whether grant moneys have already been
			 given to the grantee;
f. Allow for
			 an applicant to appeal the denial of a properly submitted grant application.
			 Appeals shall be governed by 441-Chapter 7.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 455E.11
				and 135.11(26).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.2 - Definitions

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"Abandoned private water well"
means a private
				water well which is no longer in use or which is in such a state of disrepair
				that continued use for the purpose of accessing groundwater is unsafe or
				impractical.
"Administrative authority"
means the county
				board of health or the county board of health's designee.
"Administrative expenses"
means salary,
				transportation and other associated costs for conducting the private well
				testing, reconstruction, and plugging program.
"Certified laboratory"
means a laboratory
				certified by the Iowa department of natural resources in accordance with
				567-paragraph 83.1(3) "a. "
"Cistern "
means an artificial reservoir or
				tank constructed underground in which rainwater or private well water is
				stored.
"County board of health "
means the board of
				health of a county as established in accordance with Iowa Code chapter
				137.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Plugging "
means the closure of an abandoned
				well with plugging materials by procedures which will permanently seal the well
				from contamination by surface drainage and permanently seal off the well from
				contamination into an aquifer. "Well plugging" includes the proper application
				of filling and sealing materials.
"Private water well"
means any excavation that
				is drilled, cored, driven, dug, bored, augered, jetted, washed or otherwise
				constructed for the purpose of supplying water for human consumption which has
				fewer than 15 service connections and regularly serves fewer than 25
				individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year and agricultural use
				wells.
"Public water supply"
means a system for the
				provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, if such system
				has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least
				25 individuals daily at least 60 days during the year.
"Reconstruction "
means modification of the
				original construction of a well. "Reconstruction" includes, but is not limited
				to, deepening the well, installing a liner, installing or replacing a screen
				with one of a different diameter or length, installing a pitless adapter,
				extending the casing, or hydrofracturing a well. Replacing a screen with one of
				identical diameter and length or replacing a pitless adapter is considered
				repair, not reconstruction.
"Total funds available "
means the sum of the
				pesticide/fertilizer taxes allocated within Iowa Code section
				455E.11(2)
"(b)"
(agricultural
				management account), within a specific state fiscal year, plus any carryover
				funds remaining from the previous fiscal year, which are returned to the
				section 45 5E. 11 (2)
"b "
(agricultural management account)
				grants to counties fund.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.3 - Eligibility

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Grant applications must be submitted by a county board of
				health. Only counties which have adopted standards for private water supply and
				private sewage disposal facilities (on-site wastewater treatment systems) at
				least as stringent as and consistent with 567 IAC 49 and 567 I AC 69 and
				demonstrate an effort to enforce such standards will be eligible to receive
				grant funds. A county is eligible to submit only one application, either as an
				individual applicant or as a member of a multicounty
				application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.4 - Goal and Objectives

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(1) The goal of the
			 program is to protect groundwater quality by providing assistance in testing
			 all private water supply wells and to use the test information to improve the
			 quality of water in these supplies; to assist in reconstructing eligible
			 private wells; and to assist in plugging all abandoned private water wells
			 (including cisterns that present a contamination risk to
			 groundwater).
(2) Allocation of
			 funds.
a. During each fiscal year, the amount
			 granted each eligible applicant shall be the total funds available as defined
			 in Iowa Code section
			 455E.11
			 divided by the number of eligible counties applying.
b. The department will annually determine the
			 potential for unused funds from contracts. If funds are available, reallocation
			 of the funds to eligible counties for grant purposes shall be at the discretion
			 of the department.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.6 - Ineligible Grant Costs

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Grant funds shall not be used for the following:
(1) Conducting environmental health programs
			 other than those related to the private well testing, reconstruction, and
			 plugging program.
(2) Conducting
			 activities outlined in rule
			 641-24.5
			 (135) prior to or after the grant period specified.
(3) Analytical services performed by other
			 than a certified laboratory.
(4)
			 Sampling and analytical costs for testing public water supply wells.
(5) Plugging and reconstruction of wells that
			 are not private water supply wells.
(6) Cost of laboratory analytical
			 equipment.
(7) Sampling and
			 analytical costs for testing of wells other than private water supply
			 wells.
(8) Sampling and analytical
			 costs for testing of parameters which have not had either a maximum contaminant
			 level or an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) health advisory level
			 established.
(9) Reconstructing a
			 well which does not meet separation distances as established in 567-Chapter 49.
			 Grant moneys cannot be used for reconstruction of a well which, in the judgment
			 of the administrative authority, will remain a hazard to groundwater
			 quality.
(10) Reimbursement of any
			 individual or entity other than the well owner.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.7 - Performance Requirements

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The following minimum standards must be met by all
				grantees:
(1)
Sample
			 collection.
Private water supply well samples are to be collected
			 using proper sample collection and handling techniques as specified by the
			 department. Samples shall be collected by a qualified staff person pursuant to
			 24.7(3) who is employed by or under contract with the local board of
			 health.
(2)
Background
			 information.
For each well tested, reconstructed, or plugged, all
			 appropriate information must be verified by a qualified staff person pursuant
			 to 24.7(3) who is employed by or under contract with the local board of health
			 and must be entered into the private well tracking system (PWTS) managed by the
			 Iowa department of natural resources. Information shall include at a minimum:
a. The name and address of the private water
			 well owner or abandoned private water well owner.
b. Private water well or abandoned private
			 water well location to the quarter, quarter, quarter section or latitude and
			 longitude coordinates.
c. Records
			 of dates for reconstructing private water wells or plugging abandoned private
			 water wells (including cisterns).
d. The name and the license number of the
			 water well contractor conducting the private water well reconstruction or the
			 abandoned private water well plugging.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.8 - Contents of Grant Application

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The application shall include:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number
			 of the chairperson of the county board of health. For applications representing
			 more than one county, the applicant is the chairperson of the county board of
			 health of the lead county responsible for administering the grant.
(2) The name of each county represented in
			 the grant application.
(3) Upon
			 request from the department, a copy of the adopted standards outlined in
			 subrule 24.7(6) for each county represented in the application.
(4) For multicounty applications, signed Iowa
			 Code chapter 28E agreements between each participating county and the applicant
			 upon request from the department.
(5) If applicable, an identification of any
			 subcontractor who will participate in the private water well testing, abandoned
			 private water well plugging program, or private water well reconstruction
			 program, including mailing address and telephone number.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.9 - Grant Application Submission

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(1)
Application form.
Participating counties shall complete an
			 application form provided by the department.
(2)
Submission.
The
			 department will notify each county board of health of the grant application due
			 date at least 60 days prior to the due date. Completed applications must be
			 received by the Iowa Department of Public Health, Division of Acute Disease
			 Prevention, Emergency Response and Environmental Health, 321 E. 12th Street,
			 Des Moines, Iowa 50319, by the close of business on the application due date.
			 Applications not received by the application due date will be considered
			 ineligible to receive funding during the appropriate fiscal year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.10 - Multicounty Grant Applications

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Two or more counties may join together to apply for a grant.
				However, for the purposes of multicounty grant programs, the department will
				accept only one application from the counties involved. The application shall
				identify the lead county responsible for administering the grant. For
				multicounty programs, the department will make one grant to the lead county and
				not to each individual participating county. However, each county represented
				in the grant application will receive an equal distribution of
				dollars.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.11 - Grant Period

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Grants will be awarded to successful applicants on an annual
				basis concurrent with the state fiscal year beginning on July 1 and ending on
				June 30 of the following calendar year.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.13 - Grant Amendments

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Grant agreements which have been approved may be amended, if
				funds are available, to increase or decrease the program scope or to increase
				or decrease the program costs.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 24 - Private Well Testing, Reconstruction, and Plugging-iowa Private Well Grants › Rule 641-24.14 - Termination or Forfeiture of Grant Funds

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(1) The grant will
			 be forfeited if the grant was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation regardless
			 of whether grant moneys have already been given to the grantee. Any grant
			 moneys received or spent shall be repaid to the department.
(2) If the department determines that
			 activities agreed upon in the grant agreement have not been satisfactorily
			 completed, forfeiture of a portion of or the entire grant may result.
(3) The continuation or renewal of a grant
			 shall be contingent upon the county's acceptable performance in carrying out
			 its responsibilities described in the procedures manual and in meeting the
			 grant program goals and objectives. All grants will be issued for one year
			 concurrent with a state fiscal year. Applicants must reapply to continue or
			 renew any grant within the specified grant application acceptance period. The
			 department may deny the awarding of a grant extension or may withdraw a grant
			 if it is determined that the county has not carried out the grant
			 responsibilities.
(4) An applicant
			 may appeal the denial of a properly submitted grant application. Appeals shall
			 be governed by rule
			 641-176.8
			 (135,17A).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 25 - State Plumbing Code › Rule 641-25.1 - Adoption

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Sections 101 and 102 and Chapters 2 to 17 of the Uniform
				Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, as published by the International Association of
				Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 4755 E. Philadelphia Street, Ontario,
				California 91761-2816, are hereby adopted by reference with amendments as the
				state plumbing code authorized by Iowa Code section
				105.4.
				Portions of this chapter reproduce excerpts from the 2021 International
				Plumbing Code; Copyright 2020; Washington, D.C.: International Code Council.
				Such excerpts are reproduced with permission, all rights reserved.
www.ICCSAFE.org
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 25 - State Plumbing Code › Rule 641-25.2 - Applicability

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The provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code, as adopted and
				amended by this chapter, are applicable to the plumbing in buildings or on
				premises in Iowa. Local jurisdictions may not adopt other plumbing codes. Local
				jurisdictions may adopt additional amendments provided they are stricter than
				the Uniform Plumbing Code as amended by this chapter. Copies of any local
				amendments shall be provided to the board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 25 - State Plumbing Code › Rule 641-25.3 - Fuel Gas Piping

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Fuel gas piping shall comply with the requirements of Chapter
				12 of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition, unless the provisions conflict
				with 661-Chapter 226, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Iowa Administrative Code. Where
				Chapter 12 conflicts with 661-Chapter 226, the provisions of 661-Chapter 226
				shall be followed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 25 - State Plumbing Code › Rule 641-25.4 - Amendments to Uniform Plumbing Code

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The Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), as adopted by reference in
				rule 641-25.1 (105), shall be amended
				as follows:
(1) The following
			 amendment shall apply to UPC Chapter 1: Section
			 101.2 Scope.
			 Modify the section by adding the following sentence to the end of the section:
			 "Local jurisdictions may administer the permit, inspection, testing, and
			 enforcement provisions contained in this code. Permit, inspection, testing, and
			 enforcement provisions contained in this code shall not be administered by the
			 Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board or the state."
(2) The following amendments shall apply to
			 UPC Chapter 3:
a. Section
			 301.5
			 Alternative Engineered Design. Modify the section by adding the following
			 sentence to the end of the section: "No engineered single-stack drainage system
			 shall be installed."
b. Section
			 309.6 Dead Legs. Modify the section by adding the following sentence to the end
			 of the section: "The authority having jurisdiction can determine the method of
			 flushing."
c. Subsection 314.4.1
			 Installation of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings. Trench width for thermoplastic
			 pipe shall be limited to six times the outside diameter of the piping at the
			 base. Thermoplastic piping shall be bedded in not less than 4 inches (102 mm)
			 of aggregate bedding material supporting the pipe. Initial backfill shall
			 encompass the pipe. Aggregate material shall be three-eighths (3/8) inch
			 p-gravel or 1-inch clean class one bedding.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 26 - Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Registration › Rule 641-26.1 - Definitions

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"ABPA"
means the American Backflow Prevention
				Association.
"Administrative authority"
means an
				individual, board, department, or agency employed by a city, county or other
				political subdivision of the state and authorized by local ordinance to
				administer and enforce the provisions of the plumbing code.
"Approved continuing education course"
means a
				department-approved course designed to supplement or refresh the knowledge of a
				registered tester and to meet the requirements of subparagraph
				26.5(2)
"a"
(2).
"Approved training course"
means a
				department-approved course designed to train individuals to test and repair
				backflow prevention assemblies.
"ASSE"
means ASSE International.
"AWWA"
means the American Water Works
				Association.
"Backflow prevention assembly,"
for the
				purposes of this chapter, means a device or means to prevent backflow into a
				potable water system for which a method of testing the device in-line has been
				published by the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research
				at the University of Southern California or by ASSE.
NOTE: The following assemblies are included under this
				definition. This is not intended to be an exclusive list. If new devices and
				test methods are introduced that meet the definition, they are included under
				the rules.
Backflow Prevention
						  Assembly
Product Standards
Double Check Valve Assembly
ASSE 1015-2021, AWWA C510-07
Double Check Detector Assembly
ASSE 1048-2021
Pressure Vacuum Breaker
ASSE 1020-2021
Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Preventer
ASSE 1013-2021, AWWA 511-07
Reduced Pressure Detector Assembly
ASSE 1047-2021
Spill Resistant Pressure Vacuum Breaker
ASSE 1056-2013-R2021
"Certified"
means certified as a backflow
				prevention assembly tester under the requirements of ABPA, ASSE, or another
				third-party certification agency.
"Department"
means the same as defined in Iowa
				Code section 135K.1(3).
"Proctor"
means an individual designated by a
				third-party certification agency to conduct certification examinations of
				backflow prevention assembly testers.
"Registered backflow prevention assembly
				tester"
or
"registered tester"
means the same as
				defined in Iowa Code section
				135K.1(4).
"Third-party certification agency"
means ABPA,
				ASSE or another agency approved by the department to certify the knowledge and
				skills of backflow prevention assembly testers.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 26 - Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Registration › Rule 641-26.5 - Registration

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(1)
Initial
			 registration.
a. A person who has
			 successfully completed an approved training course may register with the
			 department within one year of course completion. A person who is certified may
			 register with the department. The applicant must submit:
(1) A completed application form provided by
			 the department.
(2) Documentation
			 of successful completion of an approved training course or
			 certification.
(3) A nonrefundable
			 fee of $72.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 26 - Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Registration › Rule 641-26.6 - Standards of Conduct

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(1) A registered
			 tester shall comply with these rules and any ordinances, rules and policies of
			 the administrative authority in jurisdictions where the registered tester tests
			 or repairs a backflow prevention assembly.
(2) A registered tester shall maintain a
			 record for each backflow prevention assembly tested for at least five years
			 after the date on which the assembly was tested. Registered testers will
			 complete an administrative authority's test report form if required by
			 ordinance. Records may be reviewed during normal business hours by an
			 authorized representative of the department or administrative authority of the
			 jurisdiction in which the assembly is located. The assembly record will include
			 at least:
a. The name, address and telephone
			 number of the assembly owner.
b.
			 The location of the facility in which the assembly is located.
c. The location of the assembly within the
			 facility.
d. The type, brand,
			 model, size, and serial number of the assembly.
e. The date and time of the test.
f. Results of the test.
g. Any assembly repairs or
			 maintenance.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 26 - Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Registration › Rule 641-26.7 - Penalty

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In addition to other sanctions provided herein, a person who
				violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor pursuant
				to Iowa Code section 135K.5.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 27 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 641-27.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The definitions set forth in Iowa Code section
				105.2 are incorporated herein by
				reference. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions also
				apply:
"Board office"
means the office of the
				administrative staff.
"Disciplinary proceeding"
means any proceeding
				under the authority of the board pursuant to which licensee discipline may be
				imposed.
"License"
means a license to operate as a
				contractor or work in the plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet
				metal, or hydronic disciplines or work as a certified medical gas system
				installer or work in the specialty license disciplines developed by the
				board.
"Licensee"
means a person or entity licensed
				to operate as a contractor or work in the plumbing, mechanical,
				HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic disciplines or work as a certified
				medical gas system installer or work in the specialty license disciplines
				developed by the board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 27 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 641-27.2 - Purpose of Board

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The purpose of the board is to administer and enforce the
				provisions of Iowa Code chapters 17A and 105 with regard to the licensing and
				regulation of plumbers, mechanical professionals, and contractors. The mission
				of the board is to protect the public health, safety and welfare by licensing
				qualified individuals who provide services to consumers and by fair and
				consistent enforcement of the statutes and regulations of the licensure board.
				Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
(1) Licensing of qualified applicants to
			 operate as a contractor or work in the plumbing, mechanical,
			 HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic disciplines or work as a certified
			 medical gas system installer or work in the specialty license disciplines
			 developed by the board by examination, renewal, endorsement, and
			 reciprocity.
(2) Developing and
			 administering a program of continuing education to ensure the continued
			 competency of individuals licensed by the board.
(3) Imposing discipline on licensees as
			 provided by statute or rule.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 27 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 641-27.3 - Organization of Board and Proceedings

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(1) Membership of
			 the board is as provided in Iowa Code section
			 105.3.
(2) The board will elect a chairperson, vice
			 chairperson, and secretary from its membership at the first meeting after April
			 30 of each year.
(3) The board will
			 hold at least four meetings annually.
(4) A majority of the members of the board
			 shall constitute a quorum.
(5)
			 Board meetings shall be governed in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 21, and
			 the board's proceedings will be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of
			 Order, Revised.
(6) The department
			 will furnish the board with the necessary facilities and employees to perform
			 the duties mandated by this chapter but shall be reimbursed for all costs
			 incurred from funds appropriated to the board and subsequent fees from
			 licensing activities.
(7) The board
			 has the authority to:
a. Develop and implement
			 a program of continuing education to ensure the continued competency of
			 individuals licensed by the board.
b. Establish fees.
c. Establish committees of the board, the
			 members of which are appointed by the board chairperson and do not constitute a
			 quorum of the board. The board chairperson appoints committee
			 chairpersons.
d. Hold a closed
			 session pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 21.5.
e. Investigate alleged violations of statutes
			 or rules that relate to operation as a contractor; work in the plumbing,
			 mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic disciplines; work as a
			 certified medical gas system installer; or work in the specialty license
			 disciplines developed by the board upon receipt of a complaint or upon the
			 board's own initiation. The investigation will be based on information or
			 evidence received by the board.
f.
			 Initiate and impose licensee discipline.
g. Monitor licensees that are limited by a
			 board order.
h. Perform any other
			 functions authorized by a provision of law.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 27 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 641-27.4 - Official Communications

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(1) All official
			 communications, including submissions and requests, should be addressed to the
			 Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board at its current address.
(2) Notice of change of name or address. Each
			 licensee and licensed entity shall notify the board in writing of a change of
			 name or change of current mailing address within 30 days after the
			 occurrence.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 27 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 641-27.5 - Public Meetings

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Members of the public may be present during board meetings
				unless the board votes to hold a closed session. Dates and location of board
				meetings may be obtained through the board's website or directly from the board
				office.
(1) At every regularly
			 scheduled board meeting, time will be designated for public comment. During the
			 public comment period, any person may speak for up to two minutes. Any
			 additional time allowances will be at the discretion of the chairperson or
			 acting chairperson.
(2) Persons who
			 have not asked to address the board during the public comment period may raise
			 their hands to be recognized by the chairperson. Acknowledgment and an
			 opportunity to speak will be at the discretion of the chairperson.
(3) The person presiding at a meeting of the
			 board may exclude a person from an open meeting for behavior that obstructs the
			 meeting.
(4) Cameras and recording
			 devices may be used at open meetings, provided the cameras or recording devices
			 do not obstruct the meeting. If the user of a camera or recording device
			 obstructs the meeting by the use of such device, the person presiding at the
			 meeting may request the user to discontinue use of the camera or
			 device.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 27 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 641-27.6 - Public Meetings

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Members of the public may be present during board meetings
				unless the board votes to hold a closed session. Dates and location of board
				meetings may be obtained through the Iowa department of public health's Web
				site
(
http://idph.iowa.gov/PMSB
)
or directly from the board office.
(1) At every regularly scheduled board
			 meeting, time will be designated for public comment. During the public comment
			 period, any person may speak for up to two minutes. Any additional time
			 allowances will be at the discretion of the chairperson or acting chairperson.
(2) Persons who have not asked to
			 address the board during the public comment period may raise their hands to be
			 recognized by the chairperson. Acknowledgment and an opportunity to speak will
			 be at the discretion of the chairperson.
(3) The person presiding at a meeting of the
			 board may exclude a person from an open meeting for behavior that obstructs the
			 meeting.
(4) Cameras and recording
			 devices may be used at open meetings, provided the cameras or recording devices
			 do not obstruct the meeting. If the user of a camera or recording device
			 obstructs the meeting by the use of such device, the person presiding at the
			 meeting may request the user to discontinue use of the camera or
			 device.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 28 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-licensure Fees › Rule 641-28.1 - Fees

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All fees are nonrefundable.
(1) Fees for three-year initial licenses are
			 as follows:
a. An apprentice license as
			 defined in 641-subrule 29.2(1) is $50.
b. A journey license as defined in
			 641-subrule 29.2(2) is $180.
c. A
			 master license as defined in 641-subrule 29.2(3) is $240.
d. A medical gas pipe certificate as defined
			 in rule 641-29.3 (105) is $75.
e. An inactive license as defined in
			 641-subrules 29.2(5) and 29.2(6) is $50.
f. A contractor license as defined in
			 641-subrule 29.2(4) is $250.
g. A
			 special restricted license as defined in 641-subrules 29.2(8), 29.2(9), and
			 29.2(10) is $50.
h. Fees for all
			 initial licenses issued for a period of less than three years will be prorated
			 using a one-sixth deduction for each six-month period.