Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 815 - PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 8 - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Licensing Requirements › Section 815 KAR 8:100 - Criteria for local jurisdiction HVAC programs

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				171.450,
				198B.650
				- 198B.689
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				198B.654(1) requires the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to enforce the
				provisions of
				KRS
				198B.650 to
				198B.689.
				KRS
				198B.6673(2) requires the
				department to authorize local governing entities to establish HVAC inspection
				and permitting programs upon application. This administrative regulation
				establishes the requirements for local HVAC inspection and permitting
				programs.
Section 1. Uniform Criteria
			 for Authorizing HVAC Inspection and Permitting Program. To petition the
			 department, an individual governing entity or combination of entities applying
			 for approval for an HVAC inspection program shall comply with the requirements
			 established in this administrative regulation.
(1) A local governing entity or combination
			 of entities shall complete Notice of Local HVAC Inspection Program, Form HVAC
			 31, and submit it to the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction,
			 Division of HVAC together with supporting documentation required by this
			 administrative regulation.
(2)
			 Qualified HVAC inspector and plan reviewer required. A local jurisdiction
			 administering a local HVAC inspection program shall employ a qualified person
			 to perform HVAC installation plan reviews and inspections. To be qualified, an
			 inspector shall be licensed or certified in accordance with the provisions of
			 KRS
			 198B.6673 and
			 198B.6678.
(3) Personnel. A complete list of HVAC
			 inspection program personnel, who shall be employed to enforce the HVAC code
			 within the local program's jurisdiction, shall be submitted to the Department
			 of Housing, Buildings and Construction, Division of HVAC. The list of personnel
			 shall include the name, job title, and certification or license status of each
			 individual.
(4) Installation
			 activity. The local HVAC program shall provide documentation of an estimation
			 of the anticipated plan review, permitting, inspection, and enforcement
			 activities for one (1) year to the Department of Housing Buildings and
			 Construction, Division of HVAC.
(5)
			 Schedule of fees. Each local inspection program shall adhere to the schedule of
			 fees established in
			 815 KAR
			 8:070, Sections 4 and 5, for the permitting and
			 inspection functions performed under the provisions of
			 KRS
			 198B.6671,
			 198B.6673,
			 and 815 KAR Chapter 8.
(6) Official
			 contact person. The local government shall identify an individual authorized to
			 correspond with the department.
(7)
			 Detailed map required. If a local government's inspection program consists of a
			 portion of a county, a detailed map shall be submitted to the department to
			 identify the areas subject to the program.