Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 29 - Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Board-application, Licensure, and Examination › Rule 641-29.1 - 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 these rules, the following definitions also
				apply:
"Complete criminal record"
means the complaint
				and judgment of conviction for each offense of which the applicant has been
				convicted, regardless of whether the offense is classified as a felony or a
				misdemeanor, and regardless of the jurisdiction in which the offense
				occurred.
"Conviction"
means a finding, plea, or verdict
				of guilt made or returned in a criminal proceeding, even if the adjudication of
				guilt is deferred, withheld, or not entered. "Conviction" includes Alford pleas
				and pleas of nolo contendere.
"Corresponding"
means the same
				discipline.
"Directly relates"
or
"directly
				related"
means the same as Iowa Code section
				272C.1(8)
"a"
and
"b."
"Disconnect/reconnect plumbing technician specialty
				license"
means a sublicense under a plumbing license to perform work
				from the appliance shutoff valve or fixture shutoff valve to the appliance or
				fixture and any part or component of the appliance or fixture, including the
				disconnection and reconnection of the existing appliance or fixture to the
				water or sewer piping and the installation of a shutoff valve no more than
				three feet from the appliance or fixture.
"Disqualifying conviction"
or
"disqualifying offense"
means a conviction directly related to
				the practice of the profession.
"Eligibility determination"
means the process
				by which a person who has not yet submitted a completed license application may
				request that the board determine whether one or more of the person's
				convictions are disqualifying offenses that would prevent the individual from
				receiving a license or certification.
"Emergency repairs"
means the repair of water
				pipes to prevent imminent damage to property.
"Hearth systems specialty license"
means a
				sublicense under an HVAC-refrigeration or mechanical license to perform work in
				the installation of gas burning and solid fuel appliances that offer a
				decorative view of the flames, from the connector pipe to the shutoff valve
				located within three feet of the appliance. This sublicense is further allowed
				to perform work in the venting systems, log lighters, gas log sets, fireplace
				inserts, and freestanding stoves.
"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 expired
				prior to June 30, 2017, and was not renewed within 60 days following its
				expiration date or a license that expired on or after June 30, 2017, and was
				not renewed by the following August 31. A lapsed license is no longer valid for
				practice.
"Licensee"
means any person licensed to
				practice pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 105.
"Reactivated license"
means a license that is
				changed from inactive status to active status pursuant to rule
				641-29.8 (105).
"Reissued license"
means a refrigeration or
				HVAC license that was changed to an HVAC-refrigeration license pursuant to rule
				641-29.8 (105). "Reissued
				license" also means an HVAC or refrigeration license and a hydronic license
				that was changed to a mechanical license pursuant to rule
				641-29.8 (105).
"Service technician HVAC specialty license"
means a sublicense under an HVAC-refrigeration or mechanical license to perform
				work from the appliance shutoff valve to the appliance and any part and
				component of the appliance, including the disconnection and reconnection of the
				existing appliance to the gas piping and the installation of a shutoff valve no
				more than three feet away from the appliance.
"Surety bond"
means a performance bond written
				by an entity licensed to do business in this state that guarantees that a
				contractor will fully perform the contract and which guarantees against breach
				of that contract.