Section 410IAC32-2-5. Renewal of lead-based paint license

   (a) Any person seeking to renew a license as a lead-based paint inspector, risk assessor, project designer, supervisor, worker, clearance examiner, or contractor shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Have possessed a valid license in the same discipline in which renewal is being sought within the previous twelve (12) months.

(2) Have attended, within the previous twelve (12) months, an approved refresher training course for the discipline in which the person was previously licensed. The following disciplines have additional requirements:

(A) A risk assessor may take both the inspector refresher course and the risk assessor refresher course or an approved combined inspector/risk assessor refresher course.

(B) A project designer shall take both the supervisor refresher course and the project designer refresher training course.

(3) Have taken and passed a third-party examination as required for inspector, risk assessor, project designer, or project supervisor.

(4) Submit a completed application on forms provided by the department and include a copy of:

(A) the certificates of training indicating that the person successfully completed the refresher training course and passed the written examination; and

(B) for inspectors, risk assessors, and supervisors, provide proof of having passed the third-party examination.

(5) For a contractor, submit a complete list of contracts for the prior thirty-six (36) months for lead-based paint activities, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons for whom projects were performed.

(6) Pay the license application fee as specified in section 8 of this rule.

  (b) Any person seeking to renew a lead-based paint license as a contractor shall:

(1) include updated information in the application, if any information has changed during the previous thirty-six (36) months;

(2) routinely examine and update the standard operating procedures manual to reflect the compliance assurance methodologies that meet current federal, state, and local regulations or other laws pertaining to lead-based paint; and

(3) submit a complete list of contracts for the prior thirty-six (36) months for lead-based paint projects, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons for whom projects were performed.

  (c) The applicant shall provide two (2) copies of a clear and recent one and one-half (1 1/2) inch by one and one-half (1 1/2) inch identifying color photograph at the time of application.

  (d) The department shall do the following:

(1) Review the application.

(2) Make a determination as to the eligibility of the person.

(3) Issue a lead-based paint license renewal to any person who fulfills the requirements established in this rule.

The lead-based paint program license shall expire three (3) years after issuance. However, the department may deny an application for renewal of a lead-based paint license based on any of the criteria listed in section 6 of this rule, as applicable, or for failure to comply with any other provision of this rule.

  (e) Any individual who has had a forty-eight (48) month time lapse between any two (2) training courses of the same discipline shall:

(1) be required to attend an initial training course for the discipline to which they are seeking to be licensed; and

(2) take the third-party examination required for the discipline in which he or she is seeking licensure.

(Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 32-2-5; filed Jan 6, 1999, 4:28 p.m.: 22 IR 1444; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 24 IR 1477; filed Sep 10, 2003, 4:24 p.m.: 27 IR 471; readopted filed Jul 14, 2011, 11:42 a.m.: 20110810-IR-410110253RFA; filed Dec 20, 2011, 1:51 p.m.: 20120118-IR-410100734FRA) NOTE: Transferred from the Air Pollution Control Board (326 IAC 23-2-5) to the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 32-2-5) by P.L.57-2009, SECTION 17, effective July 1, 2009.