Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 50 - Environmental health › Subchapter 05 - Water Quality › Part 5 - Certification of Public Drinking Water Supply Treatment and Public Water Supply Transmission and Distribution Operators › Section 216-RICR-50-05-5.10 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applications for certification by
				  grandfathering under §
										5.9(C)   of
				  this Part must include official detailed job descriptions for all operators
				  seeking certification. Job descriptions should be specific with respect to
				  duties relating to water system treatment and/or transmission and
				  distribution.
B. An operator
				  desiring to be certified shall file an application, on a form provided by the
				  Board, which must be received by the Board or postmarked at least forty-five
				  (45) calendar days preceding the date of the examination.
C. The Board shall review applications and
				  supporting documents, determine the eligibility of the applicant for
				  examination and promptly notify the applicant, in writing, of the
				  same.
D. The action of the Board
				  shall be recorded both in the minutes of the meeting and upon the face of the
				  application. A fee will be charged to each applicant submitting an application
				  to the Board, and shall be of an amount determined by the Board to cover the
				  cost of the examination and as set forth in the Rules and Regulations
				  pertaining to the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative
				  Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title) and
				  shall be submitted with the application form. This fee shall be refundable if
				  the applicant is deemed not qualified to take the examination by the Board.
				  Otherwise, the fee shall be non-refundable.
E. No member of the Board during his/her
				  tenure shall permit his/her name to be used as a reference in connection with
				  the filing of an application for certification as an operator of a drinking
				  water supply facility.
F.
				  Applications for certification as operators shall be mailed or delivered to:
				  Board of Certification of Operators for Water Supply Facilities, Cannon
				  Building, Room 209, Three Capitol Hill, Providence, Rhode Island
				  02908-5097.
G. No application will
				  be considered complete unless accompanied by required fee(s) and until all
				  required supporting documents have been received by the board.
H. Each applicant shall be required to
				  demonstrate his/her eligibility by submitting in support of his/her formal
				  application authentic proof of the statements made therein by attaching
				  documentary evidence, affidavits, registrar's statements, diploma's, published
				  data, photographs, or other sworn or proven evidence. The Board reserves the
				  right to retain, as a permanent part of the application, any or all documents
				  submitted which shall be properly marked for identification and ownership.
				  Original documents may be replaced by photocopies of such documents, however,
				  at the request and expense of the applicant.
I. Personal appearances before the Board, if
				  required, shall be at the time and place designated by the Board. Failure to
				  provide additional evidence or information within the time specified, or to
				  appear before the Board when such appearance is deemed necessary by the Board,
				  may be considered just and sufficient cause for disapproval of the
				  application.