Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 815 - PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 2 - General › Section 815 KAR 2:010 - Continuing education requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				198B.090,
				198B.095,
				198B.4009,
				198B.4011,
				198B.4013,
				198B.4023,
				198B.4025,
				198B.6405,
				198B.6409,
				196B.654,
				198B.658,
				198B.660,
				198B.664,
				198B.672,
				227.570,
				227.590,
				227A.040,
				227A.100,
				318.054,
				318.130
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 198B. 090(1)(a)
				requires the department to create and administer a certification program for
				building inspectors.
				KRS
				198B.095(1) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to create a building
				inspectors training program.
				KRS
				198B.4023 and
				198B.4025
				require the department to promulgate administrative regulations establishing
				continuing education requirements for elevator contractors and elevator
				mechanics.
				KRS
				198B.654(1) requires the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to enforce the
				provisions of
				KRS
				198B.650 through
				198B.689.
				KRS
				198B.684 authorizes the department to
				promulgate an administrative regulation with standards for continuing education
				for licensees and certificate holders of heating, ventilation, and air
				conditioning (HVAC).
				KRS
				198B.6409 requires the commissioner to
				promulgate administrative regulations to establish the procedures necessary to
				implement
				KRS
				198B.6401 through
				198B.6417.
				KRS
				198B.6405(4) establishes the
				continuing education requirements for fire sprinkler inspectors.
				KRS
				227.590(1) requires the
				department to make and enforce administrative regulations to implement
				KRS
				227.550 through
				227.660.
				KRS
				227.570(3) requires the
				department to establish the standards for the certified installer seal program.
				KRS
				227A.040(8) authorizes the
				department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures
				governing the licensure of electricians and electrical contractors.
				KRS
				227A.100(7) requires the
				department to promulgate an administrative regulation to establish requirements
				relating to continuing education.
				KRS
				318.130 requires the department to promulgate
				a Kentucky State Plumbing Code.
				KRS
				318.054 requires the department to promulgate
				administrative regulations establishing the requirements for continuing
				education requirements for plumbers. This administrative regulation establishes
				the requirements for continuing education for certified building inspectors,
				trainee building inspectors, elevator contractors, elevator mechanics, fire
				sprinkler inspectors, master HVAC contractors, journeyman HVAC mechanics,
				certified installers of manufactured homes, master electricians, electricians,
				electrical contractors, electrical inspectors, master plumbers, and journeyman
				plumbers.
Section 1. General
			 Requirements.
(1) Prior to license renewal or
			 certification renewal, a licensee or certificate holder shall submit proof of
			 continuing education to the department.
(2) Except as established in subsection (3)
			 of this section, a licensee or certificate holder shall obtain the required
			 number of hours of continuing education pursuant to Section 2 of this
			 administrative regulation during the twelve (12) months prior to renewal of the
			 license or certificate.
(3)
(a) A licensee or certificate holder who
			 accumulates more than the required annual number of continuing education hours
			 may carry forward the excess credit hours into the two (2) successive
			 educational years.
(b) Carried
			 forward credit hours shall be limited to a total of twelve (12) hours. All
			 excess credit hours above the total of twelve (12) hours shall not be carried
			 forward.
(4) The
			 required annual number of continuing education hours shall not be required for
			 a licensee's first renewal if the initial license was issued within twelve (12)
			 months of renewal.
(5) More than
			 two (2) hours of safety practices and procedures per twelve (12) month period
			 shall not be accepted towards the required annual number of continuing
			 education hours.
(6) Out-of-state
			 courses and trainings.
(a) Upon written
			 request by a licensee or certificate holder, the department may recognize
			 continuing education credit for courses or trainings held in another state if
			 the material covered is relevant to the particular license.
(b) The licensee, certificate holder, or
			 course provider shall submit with the request:
1. Course materials, including for example,
			 handouts, course outlines, or a syllabus provided before or during the
			 out-of-state course or training;
2.
			 A certificate of completion of the out-of-state course or training, if
			 applicable; and
3. The results of
			 any quizzes or tests taken in association with the out-of-state course or
			 training.
(7)
(a) Except as established in paragraph (b) of
			 this subsection, an individual who holds two (2) different licenses within one
			 (1) division or one (1) section of the department shall comply with the
			 required annual number or continuing education hours established in Section 2
			 for one (1) license.
(b) An
			 electrical contractor shall not be able to apply a master electrician,
			 electrician, or electrical inspector's hours toward the electrical contractor's
			 continuing education.
(8) One (1) hour of class shall be equivalent
			 to fifty (50) minutes of classroom instruction or approved online courses as
			 established in
			 815 KAR
			 2:020.
(9)
(a) A licensee who creates, teaches,
			 instructs, or participates on a panel in an approved continuing education
			 course as established in
			 815 KAR
			 2:020 shall be granted one (1) credit hour for each
			 fifty (50) minutes of actual instruction time.
(b)
1. A
			 licensee who creates, teaches, instructs, or participates on a panel shall only
			 receive credit for the initial creation, teaching, or participation on a panel
			 for a continuing education course.
2. A licensee who creates, teaches,
			 instructs, or participates on a panel shall not receive credit for any
			 subsequent involvement with the same continuing education course.
(10) A licensee that is
			 a corporation, business, or partnership shall designate an authorized agent to
			 complete the licensee's annual continuing education requirements for purposes
			 of license renewal.
(11) Inactive
			 license.
(a) An inactive licensee or inactive
			 certification holder shall not be required to attend or submit proof of annual
			 continuing education.
(b) Prior to
			 reactivation of a license or a certificate, the licensee, certificate holder,
			 or course provider shall provide proof that the licensee or certificate holder
			 has completed the required annual number of continuing education hours for the
			 particular license or certificate in the twelve (12) months preceding
			 reactivation.