La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-7331

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

Section V-7331 - Examinations in Conjunction with Training Courses

A. Applicants for approved training courses may request that certification exams be conducted following the completion of the course. In order to obtain approval from the committee of certification, the applicant (sponsoring individual or organization) must comply with the following requirements and rules.

B. The applications must be submitted to: Administrator, Operator Certification Program, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, 6867 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70810.

C. Applications must be submitted 30 days prior to the beginning of the course.

D. No exam shall be conducted without prior written approval.

E. Blanket approval for training courses and exams will not be given by the committee of certification, i.e., each training course and each exam period must be approved according to these Rules.

F. No exam shall be approved to follow a training course consisting of less than 32 hours. An exception to this Rule may be granted to the Louisiana Conference on Water Supply, Sewerage and Industrial Waste as this organization and its sub-organizations comprise the official training arm of the committee of certification.

G. Approval will be given to conduct exams only for the classes and categories covered by the training course, i.e., for training in Class I, II, III or IV in production, treatment or distribution, or wastewater collection or treatment.

H. The classes and categories for which the course is designed must be stated in the application.

I. The applicant must submit a detailed course outline to include:

1. the goal of the training course;

2. which operators in water and/or wastewater would benefit from taking the course;

3. each subject to be covered;

4. a formal lesson plan for each subject area to be covered;

5. the number of hours covered in each subject;

6. what references will be supplied in the course;

7. what references and materials the student should bring to the course.

J. The applicant must submit the names of all instructors, and their qualifications, including their education and work experience credentials and their certification levels. Instructors shall possess, at a minimum, a "provisional" certification in the subject area covered; or, shall have completed a qualified instructor training course or equivalent; or, be specifically accepted by the committee based upon their credentials.

K. Only those examinations prepared under the auspices of the administrator and the committee of certification will be recognized for certification.

L. All examinations will be conducted and monitored by members of the staff of the department and/or members of the committee of certification. No exams will be conducted without the presence of a sufficient number of monitors approved by the department.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-7331

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:507 (March 2002), repromulgated LR 28:843 (April 2002).

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