Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 72 - RESIDENTIAL CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM › Section 28-72-5 - Application process and requirements for the certification of lead inspectors

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28,
			 July 11, 2024
(a)
			 Application for a lead inspector certificate.
(1) Each applicant for a lead inspector
			 certificate shall submit a completed application to KDHE before consideration
			 for certificate issuance. All applications for certification shall be received
			 by KDHE at least 30 days before the date of the third-party examination, but
			 the deadline for filing applications may be waived by KDHE as particular
			 circumstances justify.
(2) Each
			 application shall include the following:
(A) A
			 completed lead occupation certificate application on a form provided by KDHE,
			 which shall include the following:
(i) The
			 applicant's full legal name, home address, and telephone number;
(ii) the name, address, and telephone number
			 of the applicant's current employer;
(iii) the applicant's state-issued
			 identification number or federal employment identification number;
(iv) the county or counties in which the
			 applicant is employed;
(v) the
			 address where the applicant would like to receive correspondence regarding the
			 application or certification;
(vi)
			 the occupation for which the applicant wishes to be certified;
(vii) proof of any certification for lead
			 occupations in other states, including the names of the other states, type of
			 certification, certification expiration date, certificate number, and copies of
			 the other states' certificate or license;
(viii) proof of any certification by the EPA,
			 including the EPA region number, type of certification, certification
			 expiration date, certificate number, and a copy of the EPA
			 certificate;
(ix) the type of
			 training completed, including the name of the training provider, certificate
			 identification number, and dates of course attendance;
(x) any employment history or education that
			 meets the experience requirements in subsection (b); and
(xi) the signature of the applicant, which
			 shall certify that all information in the application is complete and true to
			 the best of the applicant's knowledge and that the applicant will comply with
			 applicable state statutes and regulations;
(B) a copy of the lead inspector training
			 course completion diploma or equivalent EPA training course diplomas, and any
			 required refresher course completion diplomas;
(C) documentation pursuant to subsection (b)
			 as evidence of meeting the education or experience requirements for lead
			 inspectors; and
(D) a payment to
			 KDHE for the nonrefundable fee specified in K.A.R. 28-72-3 .
(3) Each applicant for a lead
			 inspector certificate shall apply to KDHE within one year after the applicant's
			 successful completion of the lead inspector training course, as indicated on
			 the course completion diploma. Applicants failing to apply within one year
			 after the date on the training course completion diploma shall, before making
			 application for certification, be required to successfully complete the
			 eight-hour lead inspector refresher training course accredited by
			 KDHE.
(4) Each applicant who fails
			 to apply within two years after the lead inspector training and who has not
			 successfully completed refresher training shall be required to successfully
			 complete the lead inspector training course before submitting an application
			 for a lead inspector certificate.