Section 20-491-28 - Supervision of home inspector interns(a) While performing inspection work, all home inspector interns shall be subject to supervision by a home inspector licensed pursuant to section 20-492a of the Connecticut General Statutes.(b) The supervising licensed home inspector shall be responsible for the direct supervision of at least the first ten (10) of the intern's home inspections.(c) "Direct supervision" means the supervising licensed home inspector shall be physically present and witness the home inspector intern conducting the home inspection in accordance with subsection (c) of section 20-493b of the Connecticut General Statutes.(d) No more than one home inspector intern may be present during the indirect supervision requirement period at any one site. A home inspector intern shall not supervise the home inspection of another intern.(e) Only one directly or indirectly supervised intern may receive credit towards the one hundred inspections requirement for any home inspection conducted at any one site.(f) The supervising licensed home inspector shall:(1) Accept legal responsibility for all home inspection work performed by such intern, including all resulting written inspection reports, inspection review reports, consulting reports and work product by signing and certifying that each report has been reviewed and is in compliance with this section and sections 20-491-1 to 20-491-27, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;(2) Review all aspects of the home inspector intern's inspection reports, inspection review reports, consulting reports, or work product;(3) Inspect each residential property with the home inspector intern until completion of the first ten (10) home inspections required to be directly supervised have been completed in accordance with the competency provision of this section and sections 20491-1 to 20-491-27, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;(4) Sign the home inspection log at the completion of each inspection performed by the home inspection intern;(5) Maintain a separate copy of each home inspection log completed by each home inspector intern;(6) Provide, upon request, the home inspector intern with copies of the inspection reports that the home inspector intern prepared;(7) Sign a notification to the Board of the supervision of the home inspector intern. By signing the notification of supervision, the licensed home inspector agrees to assume the responsibilities and duties of a supervising home inspector as provided in chapter 400f of the Connecticut General Statutes and, this section and sections 20-491-1 to 20491-27, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;(8) Cooperate with the department regarding matters related to all regulated activities;(9) Notify the department on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection of the termination of supervision of a home inspector intern not later than ten (10) days after such termination; and(10) At least forty-eight (48) hours prior to a home inspection, the home inspector supervisor shall notify a client that a home inspection shall be performed by a home inspector intern.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-491-28
Adopted effective February 1, 2006; amended 11/1/2023