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Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 9 - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS › Section 643-9-1 - Qualifications

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
To qualify for licensure as a speech-language pathology
				  assistant the applicant must show proof of meeting the educational and
				  practicum requirements through one of the following pathways:
a. Verification of an associate degree from
				an accredited institution in a speech-language pathology assistant program and
				verification of completion of 95 hours of supervised practicum; or
b. Verification of an associate or bachelor's
				degree from an accredited institution in the field of communication disorders
				and verification of completion of 95 hours of supervised practicum. An
				associate degree in the field of communication disorders must include
				coursework in all of the following: Introductory or overview course in
				communication disorders; Phonetics; Speech sound disorders; Language
				development; Language disorders, Anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing
				mechanisms. If the practicum hours were not completed as part of the academic
				program, then each supervising speech-language pathologist must submit a letter
				with the application stating that the speech-language pathology assistant will
				receive 15 hours of observation and 40 hours of direct supervision while
				working with pediatric clients or 40 hours of direct supervision while working
				with adult clients prior to providing services to either population without
				direct supervision.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 9 - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS › Section 643-9-2 - Application; Term

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The applicant shall apply for licensure as set forth in
				  Chapter 6, Section
				  1 of the board's rules. As part of the
				  application the applicant must provide documented proof of supervision by one
				  or more Maine-licensed speech-language pathologists who meet the qualifications
				  set forth in Section
				  3 of this chapter.
Licenses expire annually at the end of
				  February.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 9 - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS › Section 643-9-3 - Approved Supervisor

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Practice
				Under Approved Supervisor
A speech-language pathology assistant may practice only under
				  the supervision, as defined by
				  32 M.R.S.
				  §17101(17), of an
				  approved supervising speech-language pathologist as set forth in Sections 3,
				  4 and
				  5 of this chapter.
2.
Qualifications for Approval as a
				Supervising Speech-Language Pathologist
To qualify for approval as a supervising speech-language
				  pathologist, an individual must:
A. Be
				a Maine-licensed speech-language pathologist with a minimum of 2 years
				professional experience;
B.
				Document completion of 10 hours of training in the supervision of
				speech-language pathology assistants. The documentation provided must meet the
				requirements of Chapter 8, Section
				5 of the board's rules; and
C.  Agree in writing on a form provided by
				the board to provide supervision pursuant to the laws and rules relating to
				speech-language pathology.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 9 - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS › Section 643-9-4 - Supervision Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Following the
				speech-language pathology assistant's completion of the practicum hours, if
				applicable, the supervising licensed speech-language pathologist shall
				determine the frequency and nature of the supervision required by Section
				3(1), direct or
				indirect, to be provided based on the clients' required level of care and the
				speech-language pathology assistant's caseload, experience and competency.
Supervision schedules must allow for this supervision to be
				  proportionate to the caseload served by the assistant.
2.
Documentation
Supervision provided pursuant to subsection
				  1 above must be documented as
				  follows:
A. The supervision required
				by subsection
				1 above must be documented in a log
				maintained by the supervising speech-language pathologist. The log must contain
				the date, hours and type (direct/indirect) of supervision provided. The
				supervising speech-language pathologist shall retain log entries for a period
				of 5 years on a rolling basis.
B.
				Each log entry must include the supervisor's assessment of the quality of the
				speech-language pathology assistant's performance of assigned tasks and must
				verify that the clinical activity is limited to tasks specified in the
				speech-language pathology assistant's scope of responsibilities. Each log entry
				for direct supervision must include data relative to:
(1) Agreement (reliability) between the
				assistant and the supervisor on correct/incorrect recording of target
				behavior;
(2) Accuracy in
				implementation of screening and treatment procedures;
(3) Accuracy in recording data; and
(4) Ability to interact effectively with the
				patient/client.
The board may perform an audit of supervision programs to
				  assure compliance with these rules. The supervision log required by this
				  subsection must be provided to the board upon request.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 9 - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS › Section 643-9-5 - Scope of Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Provided that the training, supervision,
				documentation and planning are appropriate, the following tasks may be
				delegated to a speech-language pathology assistant:
A. Conducting speech-language screenings
				(without interpretation) following specified screening protocols developed by
				the supervising speech-language pathologist.
B. Providing direct treatment assistance to
				clients identified by the supervising speech-language pathologist.
C. Following documented treatment plans or
				protocols developed by the supervising speech-language pathologist.
D. Documenting client progress toward meeting
				established objectives as stated in the treatment plan, and report this
				information to the supervising speech-language pathologist.
E. Assisting the speech-language pathologist
				during assessment of clients, such as those who are difficult to
				test.
F. Assisting with informal
				documentation (e.g. tallying notes for the speech-language pathologist to use),
				prepare materials, and assist with other clerical duties as directed by the
				speech-language pathologist.
G.
				Scheduling activities, prepare charts, records, graphs, or otherwise display
				data.
H. Performing checks and
				maintenance of equipment.
I.
				Participating with the speech-language pathologist in research projects,
				in-service training and public relations programs.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 9 - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS › Section 643-9-6 - Exclusive Responsibilities of the Speech-Language Pathologist

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Documenting the pre-service training,
				competencies and credentials of the Assistant.
2. Informing patients/clients and families
				about the level (professional vs. support personnel), frequency, and duration
				of services as well as supervision.
3. Representing the speech-language pathology
				team in all collaborative, interprofessional, interagency meetings,
				correspondence and reports. This would not preclude the Assistant from
				attending meetings along with the speech-language pathologist as a team member
				or drafting correspondence and reports for editing, approval and signature by
				the speech-language pathologist.
4.
				Making all clinical decisions, including determining patient/client selection
				for inclusion/exclusion in the caseload and dismissing patients/clients from
				treatment.
5. Communicating with
				patients/ clients, parents and family members about diagnosis, prognosis and
				treatment plan.
6. Conducting
				diagnostic evaluations, assessments or appraisals, and interpreting obtained
				data in reports.
7. Reviewing each
				treatment plan with the assistant at least weekly.
8. Delegating specific tasks to the assistant
				while retaining legal and ethical responsibility for all patient/client
				services provided or omitted.
9.
				Preparing an individualized treatment plan and making modifications prior to,
				or during, implementation.
10.
				Discussing the case with, or referring the patient/client to, other
				professionals.
11. Signing all
				formal documents (e.g. treatment plans, reimbursement forms, reports). The
				supervisor should indicate on the documents that the assistant performed
				certain activities.
12. Reviewing
				and signing all informal progress notes prepared by the assistant.
13. Providing ongoing training to the
				assistant on the job.
14. Ensuring
				that the assistant only performs tasks within the scope of responsibility of
				the speech-language pathology assistant.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 9 - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS › Section 643-9-7 - Speech-Language Pathology Assistants Currently Registered with the Board

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An individual who, on the effective date of these rules, is
				  actively registered with the Board as a speech-language pathology assistant
				  will be issued a speech-language pathology assistant license. The
				  speech-language pathology assistant must renew the license annually as required
				  in section
				  2 of this chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 10 - PRACTICE OF HEARING AID DEALING AND FITTING › Section 643-10-1 - Calibration of Audiometers

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each audiometer used in the measurement of hearing when
				  testing and fitting a hearing aid must meet the calibration standards set forth
				  in American National Standards Institute ANSI S3.6-2010 (2010), which the board
				  hereby incorporates into this chapter by reference, or the earlier ANSI
				  standard that was in effect at the time the audiometer was built. Copies of
				  ANSI S3.6-2010 are available from:
American National Standards Institute
25 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 642-4900
www.ansi.org
A dealer-licensee shall obtain an objective calibration check
				  in accordance with this standard on permanently installed and portable
				  audiometers used by the licensee at least once a year. If the objective
				  calibration check shows an audiometer to deviate more than 10 decibels from the
				  calibration standard, the audiometer must be recalibrated by either a
				  calibration laboratory or the audiometer manufacturer before it may be used to
				  test hearing. The date of the last calibration check or recalibration must be
				  prominently displayed on the audiometer. The dealer-licensee shall retain
				  calibration and recalibration records for a period of 5 years and shall make
				  such records available to the board upon inspection or request. Calibration and
				  recalibration records may be requested in conjunction with an audit of
				  continuing professional education authorized by Chapter 13 of the rules of the
				  Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, entitled "Uniform Rule for
				  the Substantiation of Continuing Education Requirements."
[NOTE: "Dealer-licensee" includes both a hearing aid dealer
				  and fitter and an audiologist who engages in the practice of hearing aid
				  dealing and fitting. See
				  
				  32 M.R.S.A.
				  §§17105(1) and
				  17305,
				  first par.]
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 10 - PRACTICE OF HEARING AID DEALING AND FITTING › Section 643-10-2 - Minimum Testing Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A dealer-licensee may not sell, attempt to sell or cause to
				  be sold a hearing aid to any person who has not been given a test utilizing
				  appropriate established procedures within the preceding 12 months. Such
				  procedures shall include, at a minimum, otoscopic examination, pure tone air
				  and bone conduction thresholds.
[NOTE: The Food and Drug Administration has adopted rules
				  that contain requirements for medical evaluations in connection with the
				  fitting of hearing aids. These rules are found in the Code of Federal
				  Regulations at Title 21, Part 801, Sections 420 and 421. The rules may be
				  downloaded from:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/retrieve.html
]
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 10 - PRACTICE OF HEARING AID DEALING AND FITTING › Section 643-10-3 - Written Notice or Purchase Agreement

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A dealer-licensee who practices the fitting of and dealing in
				  or sale of hearing aids shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing
				  aid a written notice prior to or at the time the hearing aid is purchased. The
				  notice must include all of the provisions contained in the Sample Hearing Aid
				  Purchase Agreement attached to and made a part of this chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 11 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 643-11-1 - Preamble

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The preservation of the highest standards
				of integrity and ethical principles is vital to the responsible discharge of
				obligations by licensees of the board. This Code of Ethics sets forth the
				fundamental principles and rules considered essential to this
				purpose.
2. The fundamentals of
				ethical conduct are described by Principles of Ethics and by Rules of Ethics as
				they relate to responsibility to persons served, the public, licensees, and to
				the conduct of research and scholarly activities.
3. Principles of Ethics, aspirational and
				inspirational in nature, form the underlying moral basis for the Code of
				Ethics. Licensees shall observe these principles as affirmative obligations
				under all conditions of professional activity.
4. Rules of Ethics are specific statements of
				minimally acceptable professional conduct or of prohibitions and are applicable
				to all licensees.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 11 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 643-11-3 - Principle of Ethics II

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Licensees shall honor their responsibility to achieve and
				  maintain the highest level of professional competence and performance.
Rules of Ethics
1. Licensees shall engage in the provision of
				clinical services only when they hold the appropriate state license.
2. Licensees shall engage in only those
				aspects of the professions that are within the scope of their professional
				practice and competence, considering their level of education, training, and
				experience.
3. Licensees shall not
				require or permit their professional staff to provide services that exceed the
				staff member's competence, considering the staff member's competence, level of
				education, training, and experience.
4. Licensees shall ensure that all equipment
				used to provide services is in proper working order and is properly
				calibrated.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 11 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 643-11-4 - Principle of Ethics III

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Licensees shall honor their responsibility to the public by
				  promoting public understanding of the professions, by supporting the
				  development of services designed to fulfill the unmet needs of the public, and
				  by providing accurate information in all communications involving any aspect of
				  the professions, including the dissemination of research findings and scholarly
				  activities, and the promotion, marketing and advertising of products and
				  services.
Rules of Ethics
1. Licensees shall not misrepresent their
				credentials, competence, education, training, experience, or scholarly research
				or research contributions.
2.
				Licensees shall not participate in professional activities that constitute a
				conflict of interest.
3. Licensees
				shall refer those served professionally solely on the basis of the interest of
				those being referred and not on any personal interest, financial or
				otherwise.
4. Licensees shall not
				misrepresent research, diagnostic information, services rendered, results of
				services rendered, products dispensed or the effects of products
				dispensed.
5. Licensees shall not
				defraud or engage in any scheme to defraud in connection with obtaining
				payment, reimbursement, or grants for services rendered, research conducted, or
				products dispensed.
6. Licensees'
				statements to the public shall provide accurate information about the nature
				and management of communication disorders, about the professions, about
				professional services, about products for sale, and about research and
				scholarly activities.
7. Licensees'
				statements to the public when advertising, announcing, and marketing their
				professional services, reporting research results, and promoting products shall
				adhere to professional standards and shall not contain
				misrepresentations.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 11 - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 643-11-5 - Principle of Ethics IV

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Licensees shall honor their responsibilities to the
				  professions and their relationships with colleagues, students, and members of
				  other professions and disciplines.
Rules of Ethics
1. Licensees shall prohibit anyone under
				their supervision from engaging in any practice that violates the Code of
				Ethics.
2. Licensees shall not
				engage in dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.
3. Licensees shall assign credit only to
				those who have contributed to a publication, presentation, or product. Credit
				shall be assigned in proportion to the contribution and only with the
				contributor's consent.
4. Licensees
				shall reference the source when using other persons' ideas, research,
				presentations or products in written, oral or any other media presentation or
				summary.
5. Licensees' statements
				to colleagues about professional services, research results, and products shall
				adhere to prevailing professional standards and shall contain no
				misrepresentations.
6. Licensees
				shall not provide professional services without exercising independent
				professional judgment, regardless of referral source or prescription.
7. Licensees shall not discriminate in their
				relationships with colleagues, students, and members of other professions and
				disciplines on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender identity/gender
				expression, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or
				disability.
8. Licensees shall not
				file or encourage others to file complaints that disregard or ignore facts that
				would disprove the allegation, nor should the Code of Ethics be used for
				personal reprisal, as a means of addressing personal animosity, or as a vehicle
				for retaliation.
9. Licensees shall
				cooperate fully with the board in its investigation and adjudication of matters
				related to this Code of Ethics.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING › Chapter 12 - PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT › Section 643-12-1 - Grounds for Discipline

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In addition to the grounds for discipline set forth in
				   10 M.R.S.A.
				  §8003(5-A)(A) and 32 M.
				  R.S.A. § 17307, the board may impose disciplinary action against a
				  licensee, including denial or nonrenewal of a license, for any of the following
				  reasons:
1.
Habitual Substance
				Abuse
Habitual substance abuse that has resulted or is foreseeably
				  likely to result in the licensee performing professional services in a manner
				  that endangers the health or safety of patients; or
2.
Sexual Misconduct
Sexual misconduct, which includes but is not limited
				  to:
A. Sexual behavior with an
				individual served in the context of a professional evaluation, treatment,
				procedure or other service to the client or patient, regardless of the setting
				in which the professional service is provided;
B. Sexual behavior with an individual served
				under the pretense of diagnostic or therapeutic intent or benefit;
C. Making sexual advances toward or
				requesting sexual favors from an individual served;
D. Therapeutically inappropriate or
				intentional touching in a sexual manner of an individual served;
E. Physical contact of a sexual nature with
				an individual served;
F.
				Therapeutically unnecessary discussion of sexual matters or other verbal
				conduct of a sexual nature while treating the individual being
				served;
G. Directly or indirectly
				watching the individual served while the individual is undressing or dressing
				when it is not part of the therapeutic process;
H. Taking, for sexual purposes, photographs
				or videos of an individual served;
I. Sexual harassment of staff or students;
				or
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 2 - ADVISORY RULINGS › Section 658-2-1 - Authority and Scope

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board may issue an advisory ruling in accordance with
				  5 M.R.S.
				  §9001 concerning the applicability of a
				  statute or rule to existing facts. The Board shall review each request for an
				  advisory ruling to determine whether the requested ruling is appropriate. The
				  Board may, at its discretion, decline to issue an advisory ruling if the
				  question is hypothetical, if there is insufficient information upon which to
				  base a ruling, or for any other reason the Board deems
				  proper.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 2 - ADVISORY RULINGS › Section 658-2-2 - Submission

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A request for an advisory ruling must be submitted to the
				  Board in writing and must set forth in detail all facts pertinent to the
				  question. The Board may require submission of additional information it deems
				  necessary to provide a complete factual background.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 2 - ADVISORY RULINGS › Section 658-2-3 - Ruling

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board shall issue advisory rulings in writing. The
				  advisory ruling must include a statement of facts or assumptions, or both, upon
				  which the ruling is based. The statement, without reference to other documents,
				  must be sufficiently detailed to apprise the reader of the basis of the
				  opinion. The ruling must be signed by the Board chair, must be identified
				  specifically as an advisory ruling and must be numbered
				  serially.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 2 - ADVISORY RULINGS › Section 658-2-4 - Publication

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Board shall mail the advisory ruling to the requesting
				  party and the Board administrator shall retain a copy. An advisory ruling is a
				  public document and is available for public inspection during the normal
				  working hours of the Board. In addition, the Board may otherwise publish or
				  circulate an advisory ruling as it deems appropriate.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSURE › Section 658-3-1 - Master Oil Burner and/or Solid Fuel Technician

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
3.1.1
License Authorities
Capabilities for a master oil burner and/or solid fuel
				  technician are limited to the following license authorities:
3.1.1.1 1 & 2 oils up to 15 GPH
3.1.1.2 1 & 2 oils over 15 GPH
3.1.1.3 4, 5, & 6 oils
3.1.1.4 1-6 oils
3.1.1.5 Pellet-fired central
				heating
3.1.1.6 Solid
				fuel
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSURE › Section 658-3-2 - Journeyman Oil Burner and/or Solid Fuel Technician

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
3.2.1
License Authorities
Capabilities for a journeyman oil burner and/or solid fuel
				  technician are limited to the following license authorities:
3.2.1.1 1 & 2 oils up to 15 GPH
3.2.1.2 1 & 2 oils over 15 GPH
3.2.1.3 4, 5, & 6 oils
3.2.1.4 1-6 oils
3.2.1.5 Pellet-fired central
				heating
3.2.1.6 Solid
				fuel
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSURE › Section 658-3-3 - Apprentice Oil Burner and/or Solid Fuel Technician

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
3.3.1
License Authorities
Capabilities for an apprentice oil burner and/or solid fuel
				  technician are limited to the are limited to the following license
				  authorities:
3.3.1.1 1 & 2 oils up
				to 15 GPH
3.3.1.2 1 & 2 oils
				over 15 GPH
3.3.1.3 4, 5, & 6
				oils
3.3.1.4 1-6 oils
3.3.1.5 Pellet-fired central
				heating
3.3.1.6 Solid
				fuel
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSURE › Section 658-3-4 - Oil Energy Auditor

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
3.4.1
Scope
				of Practice
In accordance with
				  32 M.R.S.
				  §18138(1), an oil
				  energy auditor is restricted to performing combustion safety and efficiency
				  testing on oil-fired space-heating or waterheating equipment to ensure health
				  and safety standards. Oil energy auditors shall not make any adjustments to
				  oil-fired space-heating or water-heating equipment.
3.4.2
Obtaining Manufacturer's
				Instructions
Prior to performing a combustion safety and efficiency test,
				  an oil energy auditor must obtain the manufacturer's installation and operating
				  instructions for the specific equipment to be tested.
3.4.3
Following Manufacturer's
				Instructions
An oil energy auditor must observe all provisions of the
				  manufacturer's installation and operating instructions when performing a
				  combustion and efficiency test including, but not limited to, any restrictions
				  or limitations relating to equipment access and pipe penetration.
3.4.4
Test Results
Combustion efficiency test results must fall within the
				  guidelines contained in the manufacturer's installation and operating
				  instructions. The oil energy auditor must provide a copy of the test results to
				  the property owner and must notify the property owner and, if different, the
				  occupant of the property, in writing if the test results do not meet the
				  manufacturer's guidelines.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSURE › Section 658-3-5 - Tank Installer

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In accordance with
				  32 M.R.S.
				  §18140(1), an oil tank
				  installer is restricted to installing outside residential heating oil tanks
				  connected to manufactured housing units as set forth in
				  10 M.R.S.
				  §
										9002(7)(A).
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSURE › Section 658-3-6 - Wood Pellet Technician

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A wood pellet technician's privileges to practice are set
				  forth in 32 M.R.S. §18141 and are
				  limited to cleaning the ash pan, cleaning the burn pot, scraping and cleaning
				  the distribution tubes, emptying fines from the collection box and cleaning the
				  fan.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSURE › Section 658-3-7 - Propane and Natural Gas Technician

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3.7.1
License Authorities
Except as provided in 3.7.2, a propane and natural gas
				  technician is limited to the following license authorities:
3.7.1.1
Appliance Connection and
				Service
. An appliance connection and service technician may perform the
				following tasks.
3.7.1.1.1 Install and repair
				all inside or outside piping from the outlet of the valve, meter, second stage
				regulator or 2psi regulator based upon whichever is closest to the customer's
				piping, to the gas utilization equipment.
3.7.1.1.2 Install, adjust and repair all
				customer-owned gas utilization equipment including the fuel train, electrical
				systems and venting systems that are associated with the correct operation of
				the equipment.
3.7.1.1.3 If also
				holds an oil burner apprentice license, and only under the indirect supervision
				of a master oil burner technician, may:
1. Set
				oil fired boilers, water heaters or warm air furnaces;
2. Pipe radiation, vents, valves,
				etc;
3. Install mains and returns
				to boiler or ductwork to a warm air furnace;
4. Connect make up water to boiler;
5. Install backflow preventer;
6. Install electric wiring to a breaker or
				fuse box, including service switch, thermal cut off and Emergency switch;
				and
7. Connect a tankless or
				indirect fired water heater within the boiler room or, if not enclosed, with
				fifteen feet (15) horizontally to the nearest branch water supply.
3.7.1.1.4 If also holds an oil
				burner apprentice license, and only under the direct supervision of a master or
				journeyman oil burner technician, may:
1. Pipe
				or set oil tank or install any oil lines;
2. Connect electrical wiring to any oil fired
				appliance control circuit;
3.
				Install any safety controls;
4.
				Install any flue pipe or vent system;
5. Connect appliance into chimney or vent
				system; and
6. Fire or adjust any
				oil fired appliance.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSURE › Section 658-3-8 - Propane and Natural Gas Helper

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3.8.1
License
				Authorities
A propane and natural gas helper is limited to the license
				  authority or authorities held by the supervising propane and natural gas
				  technician, which may include one or more of the following:
3.8.1.1 Appliance Connection and
				Service
3.8.1.2 Large
				Equipment
3.8.1.3 Delivery
				Technician
3.8.1.4 Plant
				Operation
3.8.1.5 Tank Setting and
				Outside Piping
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSURE › Section 658-3-9 - Temporary License; Plant Operator or Delivery Technician

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A person licensed as a temporary plant operator or delivery
				  technician as set forth in
				  32 M.R.S.
				  §18137 is limited to the following
				  license authorities, respectively:
3.9.1 Plant Operation; or
3.9.2 Delivery Technician.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 3 - CATEGORIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSURE › Section 658-3-10 - Propane and Natural Gas Energy Auditor

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3.10.1
Scope of Practice
In accordance with
				  32 M.R.S.
				  §18139(1), a propane
				  and natural gas energy auditor is restricted to performing combustion safety
				  and efficiency testing on natural gas-fired or propane gas-fired space-heating
				  equipment or water-heating equipment to ensure health and safety standards.
				  Propane and natural gas energy auditors may not make any adjustments to natural
				  gas-fired or propane gas-fired space-heating equipment or waterheating
				  equipment.
3.10.2
Obtaining Manufacturer's Instructions
Prior to performing a combustion safety and efficiency test,
				  a propane and natural gas energy auditor must obtain the manufacturer's
				  installation and operating instructions for the specific equipment to be
				  tested.
3.10.3
Following Manufacturer's Instructions
A propane and natural gas energy auditor must observe all
				  provisions of the manufacturer's installation and operating instructions when
				  performing a combustion and efficiency test including, but not limited to, any
				  restrictions or limitations relating to equipment access and pipe
				  penetration.
3.10.4
Test Results
Combustion efficiency test results must fall within the
				  guidelines contained in the manufacturer's installation and operating
				  instructions. The propane and natural gas energy auditor must provide a copy of
				  the test results to the property owner and must notify the property owner, and,
				  if different occupant of the property, in writing if the test results do not
				  meet the manufacturer's guidelines.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-1 - Master Oil Burner and/or Solid Fuel Technician

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4.1.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for a master oil burner and/or solid fuel
				  technician license, an individual must:
4.1.1.1 Apply for and receive written
				approval from the Board to sit for an examination;
4.1.1.2 Achieve a passing score of 70% on the
				examination;
4.1.1.3 Submit a
				completed application on a form provided by the Board;
4.1.1.4 Submit any fees required by Chapter
				10 of the rules of the Office of
Professional and Occupational Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-2 - Journeyman Oil Burner and/or Solid Fuel Technician

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4.2.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for a journeyman oil burner and/or solid fuel
				  technician license, an individual must:
4.2.1.1 Apply for and receive written
				approval from the Board to sit for an examination;
4.2.1.2 Achieve a passing score of 70% on the
				examination;
4.2.1.3 Submit a
				completed application on a form provided by the Board; and
4.2.1.4 Submit a Certificate of Supervision
				completed by a supervising master; and
4.2.1.5 Submit any fees required by Chapter
				10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational
				Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-3 - Apprentice Oil Burner and/or Solid Fuel Technician

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4.3.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for an apprentice oil burner and/or solid fuel
				  technician license, an individual must:
4.3.1.1 Submit a completed application on a
				form provided by the Board;
4.3.1.2
				Submit a Certificate of Supervision completed by a supervising master;
				and
4.3.1.3 Submit any fees
				required by Chapter 10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and
				Occupational Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-4 - Oil Energy Auditor

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4.4.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for an oil energy auditor license, an individual
				  must:
4.4.1.1 Submit a completed
				application on a form provided by the Board;
4.4.1.2 Submit proof of the professional
				qualifications as set forth in 32 M.R.S.
§
											18138(2) and
				  Section 4.4.2;
				  and
4.4.1.3 Submit any fees
				required by Chapter 10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and
				Occupational Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-5 - Tank Installer

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4.5.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for a tank installer's license, an individual
				  must:
4.5.1.1 Submit a completed
				application on a form provided by the Board;
4.5.1.2 Submit proof of the professional
				qualifications as set forth in
				32 M.R.S.
				§18140(3) and Section
				4.5.2; and
4.5.1.3 Submit any fees required by Chapter
				10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational
				Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-6 - Wood Pellet Technician

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4.6.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for a wood pellet technician license, an
				  individual must:
4.6.1.1 Submit a
				completed application on a form provided by the Board; and
4.6.1.2 Submit any fees required by Chapter
				10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational
				Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-7 - Propane and Natural Gas Technician

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4.7.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for a propane and natural gas technician license,
				  an individual must:
4.7.1.1 Apply for
				and receive written approval from the Board to sit for an
				examination;
4.7.1.2 Achieve a
				passing score of 70% on the examination;
4.7.1.3 Submit a completed application on a
				form provided by the Board; and
4.7.1.4 Submit any fees required by Chapter
				10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational
				Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-8 - Propane and Natural Gas Helper

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4.8.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for a propane and natural gas helper license, an
				  individual must:
4.8.1.1 Submit a
				completed application on a form provided by the Board;
4.8.1.2 Submit a Certificate of Supervision
				completed by a supervising propane and natural gas technician; and
4.8.1.3 Submit any fees required by Chapter
				10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational
				Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-9 - Temporary License; Plant Operator or Delivery Technician

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4.9.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for a temporary license as a plant operator or
				  delivery technician, an individual must:
4.9.1.1 Submit a completed application on a
				form provided by the Board;
4.9.1.2
				Submit a completed Affidavit as set forth in Section
				4.9.2; and
4.9.1.3 Submit any fees required by Chapter
				10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational
				Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-10 - Propane and Natural Gas Energy Auditor

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4.10.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for propane and natural gas energy auditor
				  license, an individual must:
4.10.1.1
				Submit a completed application on a form provided by the Board;
4.10.1.2 Submit proof of the professional
				qualifications as set forth in
				32 M.R.S.
				§18139(2) and Section
				4.10.2; and
4.10.1.3 Submit any fees required by Chapter
				10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational
				Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-11 - Dispensing Station

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4.11.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for a dispensing station license, the applicant
				  must:
4.11.1.1 Submit a completed
				application on a form provided by the Board that is signed by the owner of the
				dispensing station equipment as set forth in 4.11.2.1;
4.11.1.2 Submit a completed Affidavit as set
				forth in Section
				4.11.2; and
4.11.1.3 Submit any fees required by Chapter
				10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational
				Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-12 - Self-Service Dispensing Station

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4.12.1
Application for Licensure
To qualify for a self-service dispensing station license, the
				  applicant must:
4.12.1.1 Submit a
				completed application on a form provided by the Board that is signed by the
				owner of the dispensing station equipment as set forth in 4.12.2.1;
4.12.1.2 Submit a completed Affidavit as set
				forth in Section
				4.12.2; and
4.12.1.3 Submit any fees required by Chapter
				10 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational
				Regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-13 - Incomplete or Illegible Applications

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Incomplete or illegible applications will be returned to the
				  applicant together with any attachments.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-14 - Time Limits

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4.14.1 An
				applicant's approval to take an examination will remain valid for a period of
				two (2) years from the date the Board sends approval to the applicant's
				supplied email address. An applicant who fails to pass the examination within
				two (2) years of Board approval must reapply as a new applicant.
4.14.2 An applicant who fails to apply for a
				license within 2 years from the date of notice of a passing score on the
				examination must reapply as a new applicant and retake the
				examination.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-15 - Renewal of License

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4.15.1
Expiration
All licenses expire two (2) years from the date of
				  issuance.
4.15.2
Eligibility for Renewal
To renew a license, an applicant must comply with
				  32 M.R.S.
				  §18144. A license may be renewed up to
				  90 days after expiration upon payment of a late fee in addition to the renewal
				  fee.
Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 658 - MAINE FUEL BOARD › Chapter 4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE › Section 658-4-16 - Reinstatement of License

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4.16.1
More
				than 90 Days but not more than 2 Years
Licensees who fail to renew a license for more than 90 days
				  but not more than two (2) years from the date of expiration may reinstate as
				  follows:
4.16.1.1 Master oil burner
				and/or solid fuel technicians, journeyman oil burner and/or solid fuel
				technicians and propane and natural gas technicians who qualified for licensure
				by examination may reinstate the license without taking the examination by
				filing an application for renewal and by filing and paying the license fee and
				late fees as set forth in Chapter 10 of the rules of the Office of Professional
				and Occupational Regulation.
4.16.1.2 Oil energy auditors, propane and
				natural gas energy auditors, tank installers, and wood pellet technicians may
				reinstate the license by filing an application for renewal and by filing and
				paying the license fee and penalty as set forth in Chapter 10 of the rules of
				the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
4.16.1.3 Dispensing stations may reinstate
				the license by filing an application for renewal and by filing and paying the
				license fee and penalty as set forth in Chapter 10 of the rules of the Office
				of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
4.16.1.4 Apprentice oil burner and/or solid
				fuel technicians and propane and natural gas helpers must reapply as a new
				applicant.