Section 22-15-6-2 - Inspection program; operating permit; qualification of applicants; rules(a) The department may conduct a program of inspections of regulated boilers and pressure vessels.(b) The department shall do the following: (1) Issue a regulated boiler and pressure vessel operating permit to an applicant who qualifies under this section.(2) Perform an operating permit inspection of a boiler or pressure vessel owned by the state.(3) Conduct a program to audit boiler and pressure vessel inspectors licensed under section 5 of this chapter.(4) Conduct a program to audit inspections completed by a boiler and pressure vessel inspector licensed under section 5 of this chapter.(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), an operating permit issued under this section expires one (1) year after it is issued.(d) To qualify for an operating permit or to renew an operating permit under this section, an applicant must do the following:(1) Apply for an operating permit on a form approved by the department.(2) Demonstrate through an inspection, performed by an inspector licensed under section 5 of this chapter, that the regulated boiler or pressure vessel covered by the application complies with the rules adopted by the commission.(3) Submit a report of the inspection conducted under subdivision (2) to the department.(4) Pay the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(8).(e) The commission may, by rule adopted under IC 4-22-2, specify: (1) a period between inspections of more than one (1) year; and(2) an expiration date for an operating permit longer than one (1) year from the date of issuance. However, the commission may not set an inspection period of greater than five (5) years or issue an operating permit valid for a period of more than five (5) years for regulated pressure vessels or steam generating equipment that is an integral part of a continuous processing unit.
(f) For any inspection conducted by the department under this section, the department may designate an inspector licensed under section 5 of this chapter to act as the department's agent for purposes of the inspection.(g) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.Amended by P.L. 93-2024,SEC. 167, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.L. 187-2021,SEC. 119, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by P.L. 156-2020,SEC. 84, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by P.L. 249-2019,SEC. 34, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.L. 171-2019,SEC. 8, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.L. 86-2015, SEC. 6, eff. 7/1/2015.As added by P.L. 245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L. 136-1990, SEC.3; P.L. 119-2002, SEC.29; P.L. 141-2003, SEC.18; P.L. 1-2006, SEC.397; P.L. 68-2009, SEC.5.