La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LV-315

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LV-315 - Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems Verifier [Formerly§312]

A. No natural person shall engage in the work of a medical gas and vacuum systems verifier unless he possesses a license or renewal thereof issued by this board. The board shall issue a medical and vacuum systems verifier license to any person who:

1. qualifies under the board's regulations;

2. desires to engage in the work or business of a medical gas and vacuum systems verifier;

3. passes a written and manual examination conducted by a nationally recognized organization for this purpose; and

4. pays the fees established by the board.

B. As authorized by R.S. 37:1368.I, the board shall recognize and certify certain programs of education and training of medical gas and vacuum systems verifiers offered by private or public organizations or institutions. A natural person's satisfactory completion of any such program and related exit examination shall qualify him for licensing under Subsection A of this Section of these regulations. Any such organization must satisfy the board that its program or programs meet the following criteria.

1. The program is conducted at a training facility and given to those persons that meet the requirements of American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE) Professional Qualifications Standard for Medical Gas Systems Personnel Series 6000, Standard 6030, latest edition.

2. The program meets criteria prescribed by the board and American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE), Series 6000, Standard 6030, latest edition.

3. Courses of instruction defined in this Subsection must be provided by a person or persons possessing a current medical gas system instructor certification in compliance with ASSE Series 6000, Standard 6050, latest edition.

C. To be eligible for board certification pursuant to R.S. 37.1368(I), an interested organization providing medical gas and vacuum systems verification training and education must complete a written application on a form or forms supplied by the board. The board shall be entitled to receive timely information on the program or programs administered by such organization and background of instructors upon request at any time. The board, acting through its representatives, may also inspect the facility and observe the actual training and education programs used or offered by such organizations. Failure to cooperate with the board and its representatives may be grounds for denial or withdrawal of board certification of any such organization. The board may investigate complaints concerning such programs. Adverse administrative action affecting an organization's application for certification or its continued status as an organization certified by the board pursuant to R.S. 37:1368(I) will be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.

D. An applicant for a medical gas and vacuum systems verifier license must attach to his application a money order or check for the appropriate fees established in §312 of this Chapter.

E. The board may accept, in lieu of an examination directly administered by the board to any applicant, the verifiable results of an examination administered by an organization meeting the criteria of ASSE Series 6000, Standard 6030, §30-3 2.3, latest edition and certified pursuant to R.S. 37:1368(I), as evidence of successful completion of the examination necessary for the issuance of a license for medical gas and vacuum systems verifier. Any papers from such examinations must be available for inspection and the board may require notarized affidavits from the applicant and the administering organization representative attesting to the accuracy of the examination results and the scope of any such examination, which must minimally include the subject areas described in ASSE Series 6000, Standard 6030, latest edition.

F. Any person, who at any time is cited by the board for working as a medical gas and vacuum systems verifier without possessing the necessary license issued by the board, shall be subject to a special enforcement fee as a precondition to any subsequent examination or licensing of any nature. The fee shall be in addition to the regular fees assessed by the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LV-315

Repromulgated LR 43548 (3/1/2017), Amended by the Workforce Commission, Plumbing Board, LR 43977 (5/1/2017).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1366(D).