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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 2 - Minimum Standards of Competent Practice and Code of Ethics › Section 2-2 - Code of ethics for home inspectors

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8; IC
				  25-20.2-3-9
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 2.
(a)
				Integrity, honesty, and objectivity are fundamental principles embodied in this
				code of ethics, which sets forth obligations of ethical conduct for the home
				inspection profession. The home inspectors licensing board has adopted this
				code of ethics to provide high ethical standards to safeguard the public and
				the profession.
(b) Licensees
				shall:
(1) comply with this code of
				ethics;
(2) avoid association with
				any enterprise whose practices violate this code of ethics;
(3) strive to uphold, maintain, and improve
				the integrity, reputation, and practice of the home inspection profession;
				and
(4) avoid conflicts of interest
				or activities that compromise, or appear to compromise, professional
				independence, objectivity, or inspection integrity.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 3 - Fees and License Requirements › Section 3-1 - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 1.
(a)
				Candidates for examination shall pay the examination fee directly to the
				examination service.
(b) The
				application/issuance fee for a license to practice as a home inspector shall be
				fifty dollars ($50).
(c) The fee
				for renewal of a license to practice as a home inspector shall be fifty dollars
				($50) biennially.
(d) The penalty
				fee for late renewal of a license to practice as a home inspector shall be
				fifty dollars ($50).
(e) The fee
				for activating a retired license shall be ten dollars ($10).
(f) The application fee for approval as a
				sponsor of continuing education shall be fifty dollars ($50).
(g) The renewal fee for approval to sponsor
				continuing education shall be fifty dollars ($50) biennially.
(h) The application fee for approval as a
				prelicensing course provider shall be fifty dollars ($50).
(i) The renewal fee for approval to provide
				prelicensing courses shall be fifty dollars ($50) biennially.
(j) The fee for verification of licensure to
				another state or jurisdiction shall be ten dollars ($10).
(k)  The fee for a duplicate wall certificate
				shall be ten dollars ($10).
(l) All
				fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 3 - Fees and License Requirements › Section 3-2 - Prelicensing course requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 2.
(a)
				Applicants for licensure must complete no fewer than sixty (60) hours with a
				minimum of forty (40) hours of classroom training and a minimum of twelve (12)
				hours of practical experience provided by a board approved prelicensing course
				provider.
(b) As used in subsection
				(a), "practical experience" means experience obtained through either on-site
				inspection work or experience obtained in a lab setting that includes hands-on
				or visual defect recognition of building systems or components.
(c) The required course must include training
				in the following areas:
(1) Heating
				systems.
(2) Cooling
				systems.
(3) Electrical
				systems.
(4) Plumbing
				systems.
(5) Structural
				components.
(6)
				Foundations.
(7) Roof
				coverings.
(8) Exterior and
				interior.
(9) Indiana licensure law
				and report writing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 3 - Fees and License Requirements › Section 3-3 - Examination requirement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 3.
Applicants for licensure shall be required to pass the
				  National Home Inspector Examination as provided by the Examination Board of
				  Professional Home Inspectors.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 3 - Fees and License Requirements › Section 3-4 - License renewal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC
				  25-1-2; IC
				  25-1-12; IC 25-20.2
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				renewal process is governed by IC
				25-1-2 as the same may be amended
				from time to time.
(b) Extensions
				of time to renew due to military service are governed by IC
				25-1-12 as the same may be amended
				or recodified.
(c) It is the
				responsibility of the licensee to notify the Indiana professional licensing
				agency of an address change.
(d) If
				a license has been expired for less than two (2) years, the licensee may renew
				the license by meeting the following requirements:
(1) File a renewal application provided by
				the board.
(2) Pay the current
				renewal fee established in section 1 of this rule.
(3) Pay the penalty fee for late renewal
				established in section 1 of this rule.
(4) Submit a detailed letter of explanation
				to the board as to why the license has lapsed.
(5) Submit proof of having met the continuing
				education requirements for one (1) renewal cycle within the previous
				twenty-four (24) months.
(6) Make a
				personal appearance before the board, as the board in its discretion may
				require.
(7) Pass the national
				examination established in section 3 of this rule, as the board in its
				discretion may require.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 3 - Fees and License Requirements › Section 3-5 - Licensure retirement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 5.
(a) An
				individual who is licensed as a home inspector and who would like to retire the
				license shall notify the board, in writing, when the individual retires from
				practice.
(b) An individual who has
				placed his or her license in retirement may not practice as a home inspector
				until the license has been reinstated by the board.
(c) In order to reinstate a retired license,
				an individual shall do the following:
(1)
				Complete a retirement reinstatement application, which must be approved by the
				board.
(2) Pay a reinstatement fee
				established under section 1 of this rule.
(3) Submit proof of continuing education
				requirements, as outlined by the board, depending on the number of years the
				license has been in retirement as follows:
(A)
				Zero (0) to three (3) years, sixteen (16) hours of continuing education shall
				be required and must be completed within twelve (12) months before the petition
				for reinstatement.
(B) Three (3) to
				six (6) years, thirty-two (32) hours of continuing education shall be required
				and must be completed within twenty-four (24) months before the petition for
				reinstatement.
(C) Six (6) years or
				more shall require board determination of the continuing education needed and
				the licensee must pass the examination required under section 3 of this
				rule.
(D) Retirement years shall be
				calculated from the receipt of request to retire the license until
				reinstatement of the license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 3 - Fees and License Requirements › Section 3-6 - Display of license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 6.
An individual who is licensed as a home inspector
				  shall:
(1) display the license or a
				clear copy of the license at each location where the home inspector conducts
				business; and
(2) present, upon the
				request of any client, a pocket card license that indicates the license is
				active and in good standing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 4 - Prelicensing Course Providers › Section 4-1 - Approval by board

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 1.
No prelicensing course provider shall conduct, solicit, or
				  accept student enrollment for a home inspector course as prescribed in this
				  rule without approval of the provider by the board.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 4 - Prelicensing Course Providers › Section 4-2 - Application for prelicensing course approval; requirements and content

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 2.
(a) Any
				course provider seeking approval of a home inspector's prelicensing course
				shall:
(1) make written application for
				approval; and
(2) submit such
				documents, statements, and forms as required by this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 4 - Prelicensing Course Providers › Section 4-3 - Course records

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 3.
Each approved provider offering approved courses must
				  maintain records of students who successfully complete and pass the course of
				  study for a minimum of five (5) years. The records must include attendance
				  records, examination score records, and duplicate copies of completion
				  certificates or the ability to reproduce duplicate completion certificates.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 4 - Prelicensing Course Providers › Section 4-4 - Prelicensing course provider renewals

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				approval of courses expires on October 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(b) To renew the approval of the prelicensing
				course, the provider shall:
(1) pay the
				renewal fee established in
				878 IAC 1-3-1;
(2) file a renewal application provided by
				the board; and
(3) submit a
				biennial report, which shall contain:
(A) a
				list of instructors who teach any section of the course and a curriculum vitae
				for the instructor if the instructor was not listed on the provider's initial
				application for approval; and
(B) a
				roster of all students who attended the approved providers course during the
				previous renewal cycle and a report on whether each student passed or failed
				the course.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 4 - Prelicensing Course Providers › Section 4-5 - Prelicensing course provider audits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 5.
The board may perform random audits of approved prelicensing
				  course providers to ensure compliance with this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 5 - Continuing Education › Section 5-1 - Continuing education requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 1.
(a) A
				licensee who renews a license as a home inspector shall complete not less than
				thirty-two (32) continuing education hours in each renewal period.
(b) Continuing education hours shall be
				obtained within the biennial renewal period in which the licensee is applying
				and shall not be carried over from one (1) biennial renewal period to
				another.
(c) A holder of a license
				issued under IC 25-20.2 must retain a record of the continuing education
				required by subsection (b) for two (2) years following the end of the biennial
				renewal period for which it was obtained.
(d) Continuing education completed to satisfy
				the continuing education requirements of another state with which a reciprocal
				agreement exists, in which the licensee also holds a license as a home
				inspector, may be applied towards the continuing education requirement of this
				rule for renewal of a license issued under IC 25-20.2.
(e) A holder of a license issued under IC
				25-20.2 who has been licensed for less than two (2) full years before the first
				renewal date for that license shall meet the following continuing education
				requirements for the licensee's first renewal period:
(1) A licensee who has been licensed for at
				least twelve (12) months, but less than twenty-four (24) months, shall complete
				sixteen (16) hours of continuing education for renewal of that initial
				license.
(2) A licensee who has
				been licensed for less than twelve (12) months shall be exempt from the
				continuing education hours required for renewal of that initial
				license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 5 - Continuing Education › Section 5-2 - Continuing education

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 2.
(a) As used
				in IC 25-20.2, "continuing education" means education provided by
				board-approved providers that is obtained by a licensee in order to maintain,
				improve, or expand the licensee's skills and knowledge.
(b) Continuing education shall be comprised
				of two (2) categories, Category I and Category II. The licensee shall obtain a
				minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the required amount of continuing
				education hours for renewal from Category I and may obtain a maximum of
				twenty-five percent (25%) of the required amount of continuing education hours
				for renewal from Category II.
(c)
				Category I is defined as continuing education that is formal programming, which
				includes instruction in one (1) of the following areas:
(1) Heating systems.
(2) Cooling systems.
(3) Electrical systems.
(4) Plumbing systems.
(5) Structural components.
(6) Foundations.
(7) Roof coverings.
(8) Exterior and interior
				components.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 5 - Continuing Education › Section 5-3 - Approval of continuing education providers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8; IC
				  25-20.2-6-5
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 3.
(a) The
				following criteria shall be used for the approval of providers of continuing
				education courses for licensed home inspectors:
(1) The continuing education provider shall
				have a statement of objectives, which the provider's courses should achieve for
				its participants relating to and enhancing the licensees practice.
(2) The provider of continuing education
				courses shall provide the following:
(A)
				Adequate administration, including a responsible person to coordinate and
				administer the courses.
(B)
				Maintenance of proper records.
(3) Providers of continuing education courses
				shall provide adequate funding for the educational courses
				undertaken.
(4) The curriculum of
				continuing education courses shall be thoughtfully planned and designed to
				explore in considerable depth one (1) subject or a closely related group of
				subjects related to the licensee's practice.
(5) The continuing education provider shall
				have qualified faculty members with demonstrated competence in the subject
				areas.
(6) The continuing education
				provider's courses shall be held in adequate facilities that allow for an
				effective learning environment.
(7)
				Continuing education providers may employ a variety of educational methods and
				teaching aids that enhance the learning opportunities.
(8) Appropriate methods of evaluation shall
				be devised and used to measure the continuing education provider's
				effectiveness.
(9) The provider of
				continuing education courses shall provide to the participants a meaningful
				record of attendance stating the continuing education hours involved and
				whether the course involved subject matter under Category I or under Category
				II, as defined in section 2 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 5 - Continuing Education › Section 5-4 - Request for a waiver of the continuing education requirement

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC
				  25-1-12; IC 25-20.2
Sec. 4.
(a) A holder
				of a license issued under IC 25-20.2, seeking renewal of that license without
				having completed the continuing education hours required for renewal under this
				rule, must submit:
(1) a statement explaining
				the reasons for noncompliance;
(2)
				a request for a waiver of the continuing education hours required for renewal;
				and
(3) the renewal application and
				all required fees; at least forty-five (45) days before the license expiration
				date.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 5 - Continuing Education › Section 5-5 - Continuing education audits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 5.
(a) The board
				may require additional evidence demonstrating the licensee's compliance with
				the continuing education requirements of this rule. This additional evidence
				shall be required in the context of a random audit. It is the responsibility of
				the licensee to verify that the continuing education hours obtained to meet the
				continuing education required for the renewal of his or her license have been
				approved by the board. It is the responsibility of the licensee to retain or
				otherwise produce evidence of compliance.
(b) The board may perform random audits of
				approved continuing education providers to ensure compliance with this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Convictions of Concern › Section 6-1 - Scope

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-1-1.1-6; IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-1-1.1-6
Sec. 1.
This rule implements IC 25-1-1.1-6 regarding convictions of
				  concern, which may disqualify an individual for licensure, and includes in
				  section 4 of this rule an explicit list of crimes that may disqualify an
				  individual from receiving a license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Convictions of Concern › Section 6-2 - Issuance of license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-1-1.1-6; IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-1-1.1-6
Sec. 2.
An applicant for licensure who has a conviction of concern
				  may still be granted a license based on the criteria stated in IC
				  25-1-1.1-6(h).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Convictions of Concern › Section 6-3 - Authority to issue license on probation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-1-1.1-6; IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-1-1.1-6; IC 25-1-11-19
Sec. 3.
This rule and IC 25-1-1.1-6 do not limit the authority of a
				  board or committee to issue a license on probation if appropriate under IC
				  25-1-11-19 or any other applicable statute.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Convictions of Concern › Section 6-4 - Convictions of concern

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-1-1.1-6; IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-1-1.1-6; IC 35-42-1-1; IC 35-42-1-3; IC
				  35-42-4-1; IC 35-42-4-3
Sec. 4.
The following are convictions of concern:
(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(2) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(3) Murder (IC 35-42-1-1).
(4) Voluntary manslaughter (IC
				35-42-1-3).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Convictions of Concern › Section 6-5 - Convictions in another jurisdiction

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-1-1.1-6; IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-1-1.1-6
Sec. 5.
A crime in any other jurisdiction for which the elements of
				  the crime for which conviction was entered are substantially similar to the
				  elements of a crime included on the list in section 4 of this rule shall also
				  be a crime that may disqualify an individual from receiving a license and
				  therefore included on the list.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 878 - HOME INSPECTORS LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Convictions of Concern › Section 6-6 - Prelicensure determinations; fee

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-1-1.1-6; IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-1-1.1-6
Sec. 6.
The fee for a petition under IC 25-1-1.1-6(g) for a
				  determination as to whether an individual's misdemeanor or felony conviction
				  may disqualify the individual from receiving a license or certification is
				  twenty-five dollars ($25).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-1 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 1.
The definitions in this rule apply throughout this
				  article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2 - "Board" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC
				  25-23.7-3-1
Sec. 2.
"Board" means the manufactured home installer licensing
				  board established by IC
				  25-23.7-3-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-3 - "Installation" or "install" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 3.
"Installation" or "install" means the following:
(1) The construction, whether temporary or
				permanent, of a structural support system for a manufactured home.
(2) The placement or erection of a
				manufactured home or manufactured home components on a structural support
				system.
(3) Supporting, blocking,
				leveling, securing, anchoring, or adjusting any structural component of a
				manufactured home.
(4) The
				connection of multiple or expandable sections or components of a manufactured
				home.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-4 - "Installer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 4.
"Installer" means an individual who contracts to install or
				  installs a manufactured home.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-5 - "Licensee" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 5.
"Licensee" means an individual who installs manufactured
				  homes and is licensed under this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-6 - "Manufactured home" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 22-12-1-14; IC 25-23.7
Sec. 6.
"Manufactured home" means a structure, transportable in one
				  (1) or more sections, that:
(1) in the
				traveling mode, is:
(A) eight (8) body feet or
				more in width; or
(B) forty (40)
				body feet or more in length;
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-7 - "Mobile home" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC
				  22-12-1-14; IC 25-23.7
Sec. 7.
"Mobile home" means a dwelling, including the equipment sold
				  as part of the dwelling, that:
(1) is
				factory assembled;
(2) is
				transportable;
(3) is intended for
				year-round occupancy;
(4) is
				designed for transportation on its own chassis; and
(5) was manufactured before June 15,
				1976.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 2 - Minimum Standards of Competent Practice › Section 2-1 - Manufactured home installers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 1.
(a) A
				manufactured home installer's license entitles its holder to install
				manufactured homes on a contract or subcontract basis for manufacturers,
				dealers, or home purchasers. All work must be in compliance with all applicable
				federal and state statutes, regulations, and standards. Work authorized by the
				manufactured home installer's license is limited to the following:
(1) Site preparation.
(2) Physical placement of the manufactured
				home on the site.
(3) Physical
				connection of sections and structural and nonstructural and mechanical
				components of the manufactured home.
(4) Installation of the following:
(A) Foundation system.
(B) Piers.
(C) Blocking work.
(D) Ground anchors.
(E) Tiedown straps.
(F) Leveling.
(G) Vapor barriers.
(H) Prefabricated steps.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 2 - Minimum Standards of Competent Practice › Section 2-2 - Manufactured home installation requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 2.
Manufactured home installers shall do manufactured home
				  installation in compliance with the following:
(1)
									410 IAC 6-6, mobile home park
				sanitation and safety, as adopted by the Indiana state department of
				health.
(2) 675 IAC 14, Indiana
				residential code, as adopted by the fire prevention and building safety
				commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 2 - Minimum Standards of Competent Practice › Section 2-3 - Advertising

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 3.
Advertising by a manufactured home installer shall not
				  misrepresent facts.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 3 - Code of Ethics › Section 3-1 - Code of ethics

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 1.
(a) This rule
				establishes requirements concerning ethical principles and unprofessional
				conduct in the practice of installation of manufactured homes.
(b) The ethics to be observed by licensed
				manufactured home installers shall be as follows:
(1) Maintain a high standard of professional
				ethics.
(2) Maintain a position of
				truth and integrity in dealing with customers and the public.
(3) Maintain a policy of civic responsibility
				and cooperation in the community.
(4) Maintain an attitude of constant
				cooperation with an interest in local, state, and federal laws.
(5) Maintain a policy of prompt and efficient
				service of all legitimate complaints.
(6) Maintain a policy of complete compliance
				with all existing laws and regulations governing the business
				operation.
(7) Maintain a program
				of constant improvement of the products and the business interests.
(8) Maintain the present and promote the
				future welfare and best interests of the citizens of Indiana.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 4 - Fees and Licensing Requirements › Section 4-1 - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-1-8-2; IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 1.
The board shall charge and collect the following fees, which
				  shall all be nonrefundable and nontransferable:
(1) For review of an application for
				licensure and issuance of a license as a manufactured home installer, one
				hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(2)
				For the quadrennial renewal of the license to practice as a manufactured home
				installer, fifty dollars ($50) payable before December 31 of every fourth
				year.
(3) For renewal of an expired
				license to practice as a manufactured home installer, fifty dollars ($50), plus
				the unpaid renewal.
(4) For a
				duplicate or replacement wall certificate, twenty-five dollars ($25).
(5) For a replacement pocket card to practice
				as a manufactured home installer, ten dollars ($10).
(6) For verification of licensure to another
				state or jurisdiction, ten dollars ($10).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 4 - Fees and Licensing Requirements › Section 4-2 - Licensing educational requirements; hours of classroom instruction

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-1-11; IC 25-23.7
Sec. 2.
(a) A
				manufactured home installer course shall consist of at least eight (8) hours of
				classroom instruction in the following:
(1) A
				minimum of two (2) hours in Indiana law in the following subject areas:
(A) IC 25-23.7, Indiana manufactured home
				installer's act.
(B) IC 25-1-11,
				professional licensing standards of practice.
(C) 675 IAC 14, Indiana residential code, as
				adopted by the fire prevention and building safety commission.
(D)
											410 IAC 6-6, mobile home park
				sanitation and safety, as adopted by the Indiana state department of
				health.
(E) Applicable federal and
				Indiana statutes, rules, and regulations governing manufactured home
				installation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 5 - Insurance and Surety Bond › Section 5-1 - Insurance and surety bond

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7-5
Sec. 1.
(a) In
				addition to meeting the requirements in IC 25-23.7-5 and
				879 IAC 1-4, at the time of
				making application, an applicant for a manufactured home installer license must
				submit either of the following:
(1) Proof of
				insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to transact business in
				Indiana showing that the applicant, either directly or through the applicant's
				employer, is covered by a policy of general liability insurance with
				products/completed operations coverage in the minimum amount of one hundred
				thousand dollars ($100,000) per occurrence, one million dollars ($1,000,000)
				aggregate.
(2) Post with the board
				a surety bond that:
(A) names the applicant
				as the principal;
(B) obligates the
				surety in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to the board in
				favor of the state;
(C) requires
				the principal, if granted a license, to install manufactured homes in
				conformance with the manufacturer's installation manual and to observe all
				applicable federal, state, and local statutes and regulations; and
(D) authorizes the board to declare the bond
				in default and to levy against the surety and the principal under the bond for
				the payment of actual damages to any person who is harmed as a result of the
				principal's violation of the requirements described in clause (C).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-1 - Application for licensing education and continuing education course provider approval; content

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 1.
(a) Any
				manufactured home installer licensing education or continuing education course
				provider seeking approval as a course provider shall:
(1) make written application for approval, on
				a form provided by the board; and
(2) submit such documents, statements, and
				forms as:
(A) required by the board;
				and
(B) may be reasonably necessary
				to establish whether the course complies with the requirements of this
				article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-2 - Certifications of completion

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8; IC
				  25-23.7-6-5
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 2.
Licensing education or continuing education course providers
				  shall provide the student who successfully completes an approved licensing
				  education or continuing education course a certification of course completion
				  that must include the following information:
(1) The name, telephone number, and address
				of the licensing education or continuing education provider.
(2) The name and the Indiana license number,
				if applicable, of the participant.
(3) The title of the course, date of course,
				and number of hours completed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-3 - Course records

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 3.
Each approved licensing education or continuing education
				  course provider must maintain records of students who successfully complete the
				  course of study for a minimum of seven (7) years. The records must include the
				  following:
(1) Attendance
				records.
(2) Course material
				evaluations.
(3) Instructor and
				course evaluations.
(4) Duplicate
				copies of completion certificates or the ability to reproduce duplicate
				completion certificates.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-4 - Course and instructor evaluations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 4.
(a) Each
				manufactured home installer licensing education course or continuing education
				course shall have a written course evaluation consisting of questions to
				appropriately evaluate the overall course.
(b) Licensing education or continuing
				education course providers are required to survey their students at the end of
				each course. The survey shall include information regarding the following:
(1) The quality of instruction.
(2) The appropriateness of
				materials.
(3) Other information
				that will properly evaluate the course.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-5 - Facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				premises, equipment, and facilities of the approved licensing education or
				continuing education course provider shall comply with all local, city, county,
				and state regulations, such as fire, building, and sanitation codes. The
				premises must also accommodate Americans with disabilities.
(b) Licensing education or continuing
				education courses shall be taught in a facility with adequate space, seating,
				equipment, and instructional material to accommodate the number of students
				enrolled.
(c) Approved licensing
				education or continuing education course providers shall prohibit the serving
				or obtaining of alcoholic beverages in the classroom and any other area that
				the student would have access to during the time class is in session, including
				breaks, such as the restroom and hallways.
(d) Subsection (c) shall not be interpreted
				to prohibit the use of facilities, such as hotels, motels, and convention
				centers, where alcoholic beverages are sold in separate rooms.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-6 - Student fees; cancellation of course sessions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 6.
(a) The cost
				of:
(1) textbooks;
(2) supplemental texts; and
(3) required materials;
shall be included in the course fee. Disclosure of the full
				  cost of the course, including tuition, books, and required materials, must be
				  made to the student before enrollment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-7 - Advertising

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 7.
No licensing education or continuing education course
				  provider conducting a course of study shall advertise or make any reference in
				  its advertising, promotional material, brochures, and/or registration forms
				  that it is:
(1) endorsed by;
(2) recommended by;
(3) accredited by; or
(4) affiliated with;
the board. However, the licensing education or continuing
				  education course provider may state that the course being presented has been
				  approved by the board.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-8 - Licensing education and continuing education course provider prohibitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 8.
Licensing education or continuing education course providers
				  are prohibited from the following:
(1)
				Giving materially inaccurate or misleading information in an
				application.
(2) Deliberately
				falsifying or misrepresenting any information supplied to the board or the
				public.
(3) Having substantially
				failed to comply with the provisions of any contract or agreement entered into
				with a student.
(4) Failing to:
(A) allow the board or its designee to
				inspect the licensing education or continuing education course or its records;
				or
(B) make available such
				information as required by this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-9 - Instructors prohibitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 9.
(a) An
				approved manufactured home installer licensing education or continuing
				education course provider is prohibited from hiring, or retaining in its
				employ, an instructor who has:
(1) had a
				manufactured home installer license revoked or suspended by any state or
				federal manufactured home installer licensing agency;
(2) been convicted of a crime that has a
				direct bearing on the individual's ability to competently instruct, including,
				but not necessarily limited to, violations of manufactured home installer laws
				and abuse of fiduciary responsibilities; or
(3) falsely certified hours of attendance for
				any student.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-10 - Notification of changes

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8; IC
				  25-23.7-6-5
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 10.
All approved licensing education or continuing education
				  course providers shall advise the board within thirty (30) days after any
				  significant changes in their operation. Significant changes include, but are
				  not limited to, the following:
(1)
				Going out of business.
(2) A change
				in the address or phone number of the licensing education or continuing
				education course provider.
(3) A
				change in the name, address, or telephone number of the contact
				person.
(4) Adding a new
				instructor.
(5) Changes in course
				outline.
(6) Any course addition or
				deletion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-11 - Review and investigation of approved licensing education or continuing education course providers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC
				  25-1-11; IC 25-23.7
Sec. 11.
(a) An
				approved licensing education or continuing education course provider may be
				asked to:
(1) provide specific
				information;
(2) answer questions;
				or
(3) appear before the board or
				its designee;
for the purpose of determining compliance with this
				  article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 6 - Licensing Education and Continuing Education Course Providers; General Requirements › Section 6-12 - Discipline for noncompliance

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8; IC
				  25-23.7-6-5
Affected: IC
				  25-1-11; IC 25-23.7
Sec. 12.
Licensing education or continuing education course providers
				  who are found not to be in compliance with this rule are subject to being
				  disciplined under IC
				  25-1-11.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 7 - Renewal › Section 7-1 - Renewal of a manufactured home installer license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.7-3-8
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 1.
(a) A
				manufactured home installer license issued under this article shall expire
				January 1 of every fourth year.
(b)
				To renew a license, an individual must do the following:
(1) Pay the fee required by
				879 IAC 1-4-1.
(2) Complete an application for renewal on a
				form provided by the board.
(3)
				Satisfactorily complete the continuing education required by
				879 IAC 1-8.
(4) Submit a certification or proof of
				continuation of the insurance coverage or surety bond required by
				879 IAC 1-5.
(5) Sign a statement under penalty of perjury
				that:
(A) the hours submitted are
				correct;
(B) the licensee attended
				and completed the courses taken; and
(C) to the best of the licensee's knowledge,
				the courses completed meet the requirements of
				879 IAC 1-8.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 7 - Renewal › Section 7-2 - Renewal of licensing education or continuing education course providers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.7-3-8; IC 25-23.7-6-5
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 2.
Licensing education or continuing education course provider
				  approval will expire on December 31 of every fourth year. To obtain renewal of
				  the licensing education or continuing education course provider approval, the
				  provider must submit a letter to the board requesting renewal by December 1.
				  This letter must detail any changes made in the:
(1) course topics;
(2) materials;
(3) instructors; or
(4) other information required by
				879 IAC 1-6.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 8 - Continuing Education › Section 8-1 - Continuing education requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8; IC
				  25-23.7-6-5
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 1.
(a)
				Manufactured home installers must complete ten (10) hours of continuing
				education in order to qualify for renewal of an active license.
(b) The number of continuing education hours
				that a licensee must obtain for the renewal period at the time of issuance of a
				new license shall be established by section 11 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 8 - Continuing Education › Section 8-2 - Courses from approved continuing education providers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.7-3-8; IC 25-23.7-6-5
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 2.
Hours of continuing education will be granted to
				  manufactured home installers who have successfully completed courses offered by
				  manufactured home installer continuing education course providers approved
				  under 879 IAC 1-6.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 8 - Continuing Education › Section 8-3 - Continuing education topics

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.7-3-8; IC 25-23.7-6-5
Affected: IC 25-1-11; IC 25-23.7
Sec. 3.
(a) To
				qualify for renewal, a manufactured home installer must complete ten (10) hours
				of continuing education in any of the following topics:
(1) IC 25-23.7, Indiana manufactured home
				installer licensing act.
(2) IC
				25-1-11, professional licensing standards of practice.
(3)
										879 IAC 1-2, competent practice
				of manufactured home installation.
(4)
										879 IAC 1-3, code of
				ethics.
(5) 675 IAC 14, Indiana
				residential code, as adopted by the fire prevention and building safety
				commission.
(6)
										410 IAC 6-6, mobile home park
				sanitation and safety, as adopted by the Indiana state department of
				health.
(7) Applicable federal and
				Indiana statutes, rules, and regulations governing manufactured home
				installation.
(8) Manufacturer's
				installation manuals and requirements.
(9) Preparation of manufactured housing
				sites.
(10) Installation of
				foundation systems.
(11) Blocking,
				perimeter support, and leveling of manufactured homes.
(12) Structural connections of section and
				major components.
(13) Installation
				of anchoring systems and components.
(14) Installation of vapor barriers, curtain
				walls, access, and ventilation for crawlspace areas.
(15) Electrical connections between
				sections.
(16) Plumbing connections
				between sections.
(17) Mechanical
				equipment connections between sections.
(18) Gas equipment and appliance connections
				within the home.
(19) Connections
				of vents, ducts, carpet, and other nonstructural components.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 8 - Continuing Education › Section 8-4 - Continuing education credit not given

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-23.7-3-8; IC 25-23.7-6-5
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 4.
Continuing education credit will not be given for any of the
				  following:
(1) Any education obtained
				prior to licensure.
(2) Licensing
				education courses not approved under
				879 IAC 1-4-2.
(3) Courses taken for a second or subsequent
				time during a renewal period.
(4)
				Courses or seminars not completed. Partial credit may not be given.
(5) Courses not completed due to dismissal by
				the continuing education provider for disruption of the course, such as the
				following:
(A) Reading newspapers.
(B) Talking on mobile telephones.
(C) Anything other than paying attention
				during the course.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 879 - MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 8 - Continuing Education › Section 8-5 - Retention of certificates of completion

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23.7-3-8; IC
				  25-23.7-6-5
Affected: IC 25-23.7
Sec. 5.
Manufactured home installers shall retain course completion
				  certificates for not less than five (5) years from the date of the
				  course.