Section 198B.6401 - Fire sprinkler inspection certification - Eligibility requirements - Certification cards(1) The department shall issue a fire sprinkler inspector certification to an applicant who: (a) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;(b) Submits a completed fire sprinkler inspector's written or electronic application form as provided by the department;(c) Provides a certificate of insurance that:1.a. Is issued by an insurance company or other legal entity permitted to transact insurance business in Kentucky;b. Insures for general liability coverage of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); andc. Includes liability insurance that shall cover the legal liability of the certified fire sprinkler inspector as the result of erroneous acts or failure to act in his or her capacity as a fire sprinkler inspector and shall be in the form of a certificate of insurance executed by an insurer permitted to do business in this state or exported by a licensed surplus lines broker to an eligible carrier pursuant to KRS 304.10-020 to 304.10-210; or2. Submits an affidavit completed by a sprinkler contractor that the applicant is and will be an employee of a currently licensed sprinkler contractor in good standing with the department;(d)1. Provides proof of passing scores on all portions of a standardized examination approved by the commissioner; or2. Holds a current certification from the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) for "Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems" Level 2 or higher; and(e) Upon request by the department, provides supplemental documentation of information as required under this subsection.(2) All certification cards issued by the department shall remain the property of the department.Amended by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169,§ 39, eff. 6/29/2017.Effective:7/1/2011
Created 2010, Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 30, effective7/1/2011.