Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 277 - Licensing of Fire Protection System Technicians › Rule 661-277.3 - Responsible Managing Employee

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Each alarm system contractor shall designate a responsible
				managing employee and may designate one or more alternate responsible managing
				employees. A contractor may designate more than one responsible managing
				employee in order to satisfy the requirements for more than one endorsement as
				provided in subrule 277.1(2). If more than one responsible managing employee is
				designated, the contractor will indicate for which responsible managing
				employee each designated alternate managing employee serves as an
				alternate.
(1) The responsible
			 managing employee or employees shall be designated in the application for
			 licensure; and, if a responsible managing employee is no longer acting in that
			 role, the contractor shall so notify the department, in writing, within 30
			 calendar days.
(2) If a responsible
			 managing employee is no longer acting in the role of responsible managing
			 employee and the contractor has designated an alternate responsible managing
			 employee, the alternate responsible managing employee will become the
			 responsible managing employee and the contractor shall so notify the
			 department, in writing, within 30 calendar days of the date on which the
			 preceding responsible managing employee ceased to act in that role. If the
			 contractor has designated more than one alternate responsible managing
			 employee, the notice to the department will indicate which alternate
			 responsible managing employee has assumed the position of responsible managing
			 employee.
(3) If a responsible
			 managing employee designated by an alarm system contractor is no longer acting
			 in the role of responsible managing employee and the contractor has not
			 designated an alternate responsible managing employee, the contractor will
			 designate a new responsible managing employee and shall notify the department,
			 in writing, of the designation within six months of the date on which the
			 former responsible managing employee ceased to act in that capacity. If the
			 department has not been notified of the appointment of a new responsible
			 managing employee within six months of the date on which a responsible managing
			 employee ceased serving in that capacity, the department shall suspend the
			 license of the alarm system contractor.
(4) A responsible managing employee or an
			 alternate responsible managing employee shall meet one of the requirements for
			 the following endorsements:
a. Fire alarm
			 system installation:
(1) Current licensure as
			 a professional engineer by the Iowa engineering and land surveying examining
			 board, with competence in alarm system design, or
(2) Current certification by the National
			 Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) at level III or
			 above in fire alarm systems, or
(3)
			 Current certification by the Electronic Security Association (ESA) at level III
			 in certified fire alarm designer (CFAD).