La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LV-308
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LV-308 - Requirements to take Exam for Master Gas Fitter LicenseA. Requirements 1. An applicant for tradesman plumber's examination shall have a current apprentice registration certificate issued by the board and have performed 4,000 hours of manual labor of plumbing under the direct, constant, on-the-job supervision of a licensed plumber as defined in §1012. In all cases the applicant shall have sufficient knowledge and understanding to comprehend, interpret, and apply the code acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. In this regard, he must possess sufficient knowledge to plan and lay out gas fitting systems. He must also possess knowledge and understanding to comprehend business and legal terms of the business of gas fitting.3. The applicant shall furnish a 2-inch by 2-inch photograph of himself with the application.4. He shall submit his application and required documents to the office of the State Plumbing Board of Louisiana not less than 30 days before any scheduled examination. The board shall inform all interested persons of the examination schedule.5. He must attach a money order or check for the appropriate fee to the application. The fee is established in §312B. Regular quarterly examinations will be held in conjunction with the examination conducted pursuant to §307, or on such days specially set by the board.C. Failure to report for examination will result in the forfeiture of the applicant's fee. This forfeiture may be reversed by the board upon a showing of good cause by the applicant explaining his failure to attend the scheduled examination.D. Special examinations may be held by the board under the same conditions described in §307E. The examination shall be given by one or more examiners. At least one board member shall be present. If one is not available, the executive director shall oversee examinations only after notification to all board members. The examiner must be a master gas fitter licensed by the board or a special appointee under this Section.F. The chairman of the board shall appoint the examiner or examiners, who may be a representative of a private professional service provider qualified to administer a standardized, nationally recognized test duly adopted by the board. If necessary, the chairman shall appoint additional examiners to conduct any special examination required as an accommodation to a qualified disabled individual under the Americans with Disabilities Act.G. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, any person or persons who at any time within three years of being cited by the board or its agents for engaging in the work of a master gas fitter at a time when he did not possess an appropriate active master gas fitter license or renewal thereof issued by the board, or was otherwise subject to civil or criminal prosecution for doing the work of master gas fitter without possessing a license or renewal thereof issued by the board, may request that he be examined by the board pursuant to this Section, but only after payment of a special enforcement fee as established by the board, which shall be in addition to the regular license fee established by the board for active master gas fitters.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LV-308
Adopted by the Department of Labor, Plumbing Board, 1968, amended by Department of Employment and Training, Plumbing Board, LR 17:53 (January 1991), amended LR 18:30 (January 1992), amended by the Department of Labor, Plumbing Board, LR 19:897 (July 1993), LR 25:1856 (October 1999), Promulgated by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 43543 (3/1/2017), Amended LR 49918 (5/1/2023).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1366(D).