Section 216-RICR-50-05-5.10 - ApplicationA. Applications for certification by grandfathering under § 5.9(C) of this Part must include official detailed job descriptions for all operators seeking certification. Job descriptions should be specific with respect to duties relating to water system treatment and/or transmission and distribution.B. An operator desiring to be certified shall file an application, on a form provided by the Board, which must be received by the Board or postmarked at least forty-five (45) calendar days preceding the date of the examination.C. The Board shall review applications and supporting documents, determine the eligibility of the applicant for examination and promptly notify the applicant, in writing, of the same.D. The action of the Board shall be recorded both in the minutes of the meeting and upon the face of the application. A fee will be charged to each applicant submitting an application to the Board, and shall be of an amount determined by the Board to cover the cost of the examination and as set forth in the Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title) and shall be submitted with the application form. This fee shall be refundable if the applicant is deemed not qualified to take the examination by the Board. Otherwise, the fee shall be non-refundable.E. No member of the Board during his/her tenure shall permit his/her name to be used as a reference in connection with the filing of an application for certification as an operator of a drinking water supply facility.F. Applications for certification as operators shall be mailed or delivered to: Board of Certification of Operators for Water Supply Facilities, Cannon Building, Room 209, Three Capitol Hill, Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5097.G. No application will be considered complete unless accompanied by required fee(s) and until all required supporting documents have been received by the board.H. Each applicant shall be required to demonstrate his/her eligibility by submitting in support of his/her formal application authentic proof of the statements made therein by attaching documentary evidence, affidavits, registrar's statements, diploma's, published data, photographs, or other sworn or proven evidence. The Board reserves the right to retain, as a permanent part of the application, any or all documents submitted which shall be properly marked for identification and ownership. Original documents may be replaced by photocopies of such documents, however, at the request and expense of the applicant.I. Personal appearances before the Board, if required, shall be at the time and place designated by the Board. Failure to provide additional evidence or information within the time specified, or to appear before the Board when such appearance is deemed necessary by the Board, may be considered just and sufficient cause for disapproval of the application.216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-50-05-5.10
Amended effective 10/7/2020