3 Colo. Code Regs. § 710-1.13

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 3 CCR 710-1.13 - RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT

This Rule is promulgated pursuant to sections 12-20-202, 12-20-203, 12-20-204, 12-115-107(2)(a), and 12-115-110, C.R.S.

A. Renewal. Board issued licenses and electrical contractor registrations shall be renewed every three years to correspond with the Board's adoption of the National Electrical Code.

1. A licensee or registrant shall have a sixty day grace period to renew such license or registration without the imposition of a disciplinary sanction for practicing on an expired license or registration. During this grace period, a delinquency fee shall be charged for late renewal.

2. A licensee or registrant who does not renew such license or registration within the sixty day grace period shall be deemed as having an expired license or registration and shall be ineligible to practice until such license or registration is reinstated. If the licensee or registrant practices with an expired license or registration, the Board may impose disciplinary actions.

B. Reinstatement. An expired license may be reinstated by submitting a reinstatement application, paying the current reinstatement fee, and meeting the appropriate requirements below.

1. Expired for More Than Sixty Days But Less Than Two Years. To reinstate a license that has been expired for more than sixty days but less than two years, the applicant must provide evidence of completion, since applicant's most recent licensing event (original license, renewal or reinstatement) preceding the application for reinstatement, of twenty-four hours of continuing education, as defined in Board Rule 1.13(C).

2. Expired for More Than Two Years. If the license has been expired for more than two years, pursuant to section 12-20-202(2)(c)(II), C.R.S., the applicant must demonstrate competency to practice by any of the following:

a. Satisfactorily pass the state electrical examination;

b. Provide verification of an active license with a state where a reciprocal agreement for an equivalent license exists;

c. Provide verification of active licensure in a non-reciprocal state as follows:

(1) Verify an active residential wireman's license, journeyman electrician's license, or master electrician's license in non-reciprocal state, respective to the license being reinstated; and,

(2) Evidence of completing twenty-four continuing education hours pursuant to Board Rule 1.13 since applicant's most recent licensing event (original license, renewal or reinstatement) preceding the application for reinstatement.

d. By other means approved by the Board.

C. Continuing Education Requirements

1. Statutory Basis. Pursuant to section 12-115-110(4)(d)(I)(A), C.R.S., the Board shall adopt rules establishing continuing education requirements and standards that a licensee shall demonstrate in order to renew a license. Such requirements and standards must include course work related to the National Electrical Code, including core competencies as determined by the board.

2. Basis of Requirements. As established by the Colorado General Assembly, the regulatory authority of the Board is to establish continuing education standards to renew, reinstate or reactivate a license and the documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance.

3. Definitions

a. Core Competencies: Core Competencies are technical and professional subjects, related to the practice of electrical work, which the Board deems necessary to safeguard the public.

b. Inactive Status: A licensee is not required to comply with continuing education requirements to renew a license in inactive status. An individual whose license is in inactive status is prohibited by law from practicing as a licensed electrician.

c. National Electrical Code: The National Electrical Code shall refer to the code for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment, as amended, published by the National Fire Protection Association and approved by the American National Standards Institute, or its successor organization.

d. Attesting Providers list: A publicly available list containing continuing education providers that have attested their courses and instructors meet all the requirements of Board Rules 1.13 and 1.13 . Credit will be earned by a licensee by completing a course from a provider on this list.

4. Requirements

a. Each renewal cycle, or upon the completion of the first renewal of a license for which, as a condition of issuance, the applicant successfully completed a licensing examination, thereafter, a licensee in active status shall complete twenty-four hours of continuing education in order to renew a license to perform electrical work in Colorado. The continuing education hours must be selected from among the Core Competencies below in any combination, except that a minimum of four continuing education hours must be related to National Electrical Code changes. No more than four hours will be credited in safety courses related to the electrical industry; however, there is not a minimum requirement in safety training:

(1) Grounding and Bonding

(2) National Electrical Code changes

(3) Wiring methods

(4) Theory and calculations

(5) Safety related to the electrical industry.

b. Continuing education credits will only apply to one three-year renewal period.

c. Licensees shall cooperate with the Board to determine compliance with continuing education requirements.

5. Attesting Providers. Continuing education providers, must attest that their courses and instructors meet the continuing education requirements of Board Rules 1.13 and 1.15 and be accepted by the Board before a licensee can earn credit toward the continuing education requirement as described in Board Rule 1.13 . The list of Attesting Providers shall expire on December 31st of the final year of the current code cycle.

a. The Board has sole discretion to accept providers that have attested.

b. Providers: Providers may be accepted by the Board if they attest that their courses and instructors meet all the requirements of Board Rules 1.13(C)(4) and 1.13(C)(5).

(1) As proof of course completion, the Board will accept a certificate of completion from the course provider.

(2) Certificates of completion shall not be issued to attendees unless the course is successfully completed. Certificates of completion shall include all of the following elements:

(a) Name of attendee;

(b) Attendee's Colorado electrician's license number;

(c) Date of course;

(d) Provider name;

(e) Course title;

(f) Instructor name; and

(g) Number hours of continuing education credit earned.

c. Courses: Criteria for courses from Attesting Providers shall include the following:

(1) Each course shall cover a minimum of one core competency, as listed in Board Rule 1.13(C)(4)(a).

(2) All online courses or webinars shall be interactive. Each course must have capabilities in place to ensure active participation and demonstrate comprehension a minimum of once per hour, and fast forward must be disabled.

d. Instructors: Courses must be taught by instructors with the following qualifications:

(1) Instructors must be sponsored by an Attesting Provider.

(2) Instructor's background and experience must meet at least one of the following criteria.

(a) Graduate electrical engineer licensed as an electrician;

(b) Hold a minimum of a Colorado journeyman electrician's license (or equivalent) plus a minimum of one year of journeyman electrician field experience;

(c) Community college or vo-tech instructor as approved by the Board; or

(d) Electrical continuing education instructor from other areas as approved by the Board.

(e) Instructor shall provide documentation of background and experience as requested by the Board.

e. Once accepted by the Board, providers will be placed on the Board's Attesting Providers list.

f. The Board has sole discretion to accept or reject any continuing education credit earned by a licensee from a provider that is not on the Board's Attesting Providers list.

g. The Board has discretion to remove providers from the Attesting Providers list.

6. Recordkeeping

a. The licensee shall track and document completed continuing education in a process approved by the Board.

b. The licensee shall retain documentation for a minimum of seven years.

7. Repealed

8. Audits

a. The Board may conduct audits of continuing education for verification of compliance with these requirements at any time. The Board may, at its discretion, disallow any continuing education course completed by a licensee that was not offered by a provider on the Attesting Providers list.

b. A licensee shall provide all documentation requested for audit within thirty days of the request.

9. Multiple Licenses

a. A licensee holding multiple licenses issued by the Board shall complete continuing education requirements for the most advanced license held. Completion of continuing education requirements for the most advanced license shall satisfy the requirements for all lesser licenses.

D. Inactive License Status and Reactivation

1. Inactive License. Pursuant to section 12-20-203, C.R.S., any licensee may apply to the Board to transfer the individual's license to inactive status. Such application shall be in the form and manner designated by the Board. The holder of an inactive license shall not be required to comply with continuing education requirements for renewal so long the license remains inactive.

a. Each holder of an inactive license shall renew once every three years with the Board in the same manner as active license holders and pay a fee pursuant to section 12-115-117, C.R.S.

b. During such time as a license remains in an inactive status, the licensee shall not perform any acts restricted to active licensed electricians. Such practice may be grounds for revocation.

2. Reactivation of Inactive License. An inactive license may be reactivated by submitting the proper application, paying the current reactivation fee, and meeting the appropriate requirements below.

a. Inactive for Less Than Three Years. To reactivate a license that has been inactive for less than three years, the applicant must provide evidence of completion, within the three years immediately preceding the application for reinstatement, of twenty-four hours of continuing education, as defined in Board Rule 1.13(C).

b. Inactive for More Than Three Years. Pursuant to section 12-115-110(4)(c), C.R.S., a licensee whose license has been inactive for more than three years must demonstrate education to practice by any of the following:

(1) Satisfactorily pass the state electrical examination;

(2) Provide verification of an active license with a state where a reciprocal agreement for an equivalent license exists;

(3) Provide verification of active licensure in a non-reciprocal state as follows:

(a) Verify an active residential wireman's license, journeyman electrician's license, or master electrician's license in non-reciprocal state, respective to the license you are reinstating; and,

(b) Evidence of completing twenty-four continuing education hours pursuant to Board Rule 1.13 in the three years immediately preceding the application for reinstatement.

(4) By other means approved by the Board.

3. Practicing with an Inactive License. Practicing electrical work with a license in inactive status shall constitute practice without an active license and, therefore, may be grounds for injunctive or disciplinary action, up to and including revocation.

E. Loss of Responsible Master. An electrical contractor who loses the services of the responsible master electrician, for any reason, will be allowed twenty days in which to hire another master electrician. If the electrical contractor has not hired another master electrician during that period, the Board shall place the electrical contractor registration into inactive status until such time that the contractor submits evidence that a master electrician has been hired, and the appropriate fee has been paid.

F. Any licensed or registered individual working as an electrician shall be required to carry on their person the appropriate license, temporary work permit, or registration.

G. Personal Information Change

1. A licensee or registrant shall inform the Board in a clear, explicit, and unambiguous written statement of any name, address, telephone, or email change within thirty (30) days of the change. The Board will not change the licensee or registrant information without explicit written notification from the licensee or registrant. Notification by any manner approved by the Board is acceptable.

a. The Division of Professions and Occupations maintains one contact address for each licensee or registrant, regardless of the number of licenses or registrations the licensee or registrant may hold.

b. Address change requests for some, but not all, communications or for confidential communications only are not accepted.

2. The Board requires one of the following forms of documentation to change the name or correct a social security number or individual taxpayer identification number of a licensee or registrant:

a. Marriage license;

b. Divorce decree;

c. Court order;

d. Documentation from the Internal Revenue Service verifying the licensee's valid individual taxpayer identification number; or

e. A driver's license or social security card with a second form of identification may be acceptable at the discretion of the Division of Professions and Occupations.

H. Contractor Registration and Advertising

1. Registered Electrical Contractors shall not advertise in any manner, by any name, including DBAs, other than the registered company name on record with Department of Regulatory Agencies.

3 CCR 710-1.13

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40 CR 12, June 25, 2017, effective 7/15/2017

41 CR 04, February 25, 2018, effective 3/17/2018

41 CR 20, October 25, 2018, effective 11/14/2018

43 CR 12, June 25, 2020, effective 7/15/2020

44 CR 12, June 25, 2021, effective 7/15/2021

44 CR 21, November 10, 2021, effective 11/30/2021

45 CR 12, June 25, 2022, effective 7/15/2022

45 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 11/30/2022