Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-30.2

Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024

Rule 641-30.2 - [Effective until 6/19/2024] Continuing education requirements

(1) The continuing education compliance period shall begin on the license issue date and end on the license expiration date.

(2) During each continuing education compliance period, each active or inactive master and journey person licensee must obtain the following amounts of continuing education:

a. Safety education. Each licensee holding a single license shall complete two hours, and each licensee holding multiple licenses shall complete four hours, of continuing education in the content area of the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Act.

b. Code education.

(1) Each licensee holding one or more licenses or sublicenses in a mechanical discipline shall complete two hours of continuing education in the content area of the Iowa mechanical code.

(2) Each licensee holding a plumbing license or sublicense shall complete two hours of continuing education in the content area of the Iowa plumbing code.

c. Discipline education.

(1) A licensee holding a single plumbing license or sublicense, or a single license or sublicense in a mechanical discipline, shall complete four hours of continuing education in the discipline in which the licensee holds a license.

(2) A licensee holding multiple licenses or sublicenses shall complete eight hours of continuing education in the relevant disciplines.

d. Private school or college maintenance specialty license. For the purposes of this subrule, a private school or college routine maintenance specialty license shall be considered to be a sublicense of whatever discipline(s) in which the licensee actually practices.

e. An individual possessing one or more inactive special restricted licenses under 641-subrule 23.8(3) shall not be required to complete any continuing education hours for the special restricted license so long as the person remains actively licensed as an apprentice.

(3) Up to one-half of board-approved continuing education required by subrule 30.2(2) each continuing education compliance period may be obtained through completion of computer-based continuing education programs/activities approved by the board.

(4) It is each licensee's responsibility to maintain a record of all continuing education courses attended and retain proof of compliance with the continuing education requirements. Licensees may attend a continuing education course more than once during a continuing education compliance period. However, licensees who attend a course more than once may not count the approved hours for that course toward the applicable continuing education requirement more than once during the continuing education compliance period.

(5) It is the responsibility of each licensee to finance the cost of continuing education.

(6) A licensee who is a presenter of a board-approved continuing education program may receive credit once per continuing education compliance period for the presentation of the program. The licensee may receive the same number of hours granted the attendees.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-30.2

ARC 8270B, IAB 11/4/09, effective 10/16/09; ARC 8475B, IAB 1/13/10, effective 2/17/10; ARC 9605B, IAB 7/13/11, effective 6/21/11; ARC 9850B, IAB 11/16/11, effective 12/21/11; ARC 1221C, IAB 12/11/2013, effective 1/15/2014

Amended by IAB May 10, 2017/Volume XXXIX, Number 23, effective 6/14/2017

Amended by IAB February 24, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 18, effective 3/31/2021