La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-7323

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-7323 - Examinations - Individual Operator Requirements

A. Individual operators must make written application to the committee of certification to take each examination or series of examinations. The application forms will be made available to the examinee prior to the exam period with ample time given to allow completion prior to the actual exam period. The operator (examinee) carries the responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained in the application.

B. Applicants for certification examinations must pay the prescribed exam fee at the conclusion of testing (see §7333 of these Rules).

C. All examinations shall be administered in the English language. Requests for examinations to be administered orally may be considered by the administrator, upon written request by an applicant, submitted at least 30 days in advance, with verifiable proof from a physician that the applicant has a medical condition temporarily preventing him from taking the examination in the conventional manner.

D. Exams shall be taken and passed in sequence from the Class 1 to the Class 4 in each category.

E. Applicants may not apply to take and may not take examinations for certification higher than one level above that for which they are currently qualified.

F. If an applicant takes an examination and fails to attain a passing grade (70 percent or higher), he must wait a minimum of 90 days before he can take another exam in the same category and level. After three failed attempts at the same examination, an applicant will be required to attend a 40-hour training course before retesting will be allowed.

G. All examinations will be graded by department personnel and retained for two years. The examinee will be notified of the results. Examinations will not be returned to the examinee, but may, upon written request, be reviewed in the Operator Certification Program Office in Baton Rouge within 30 days following receipt of the notification of results.

H. Individuals caught cheating during the operator certification examinations or found to have prejudiced these exams or applications in any way shall be entitled to an administrative hearing before the committee of certification. If the committee finds that valid grounds exist, it shall revoke the subject's current certificate, it may refuse to certify the applicant and it may reject future applications. As provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, an aggrieved party may seek judicial review of the committee of certification's action.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-7323

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:505 (March 2002), repromulgated LR 28:841 (April 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1141-1151.