105.10 - LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
105.10 LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
1. Except as provided in section 105.11, a person shall not
operate as a contractor or install or repair plumbing, HVAC,
refrigeration, or hydronic systems without obtaining a license issued
by the board, or install or repair medical gas piping systems without
obtaining a valid certification approved by the board.
2. Except as provided in section 105.11, a person shall not
engage in the business of designing, installing, or repairing
plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or hydronic systems unless at all
times a licensed master, who shall be responsible for the proper
designing, installing, and repairing of the HVAC, refrigeration, or
hydronic system, is employed by the person and is actively in charge
of the plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or hydronic work of the person.
An individual who performs such work pursuant to a business operated
as a sole proprietorship shall be a licensed master in the applicable
discipline.
3. The board may allow a two-year delay in implementing the
licensure requirements for contractors who employ fewer than ten
mechanical professionals.
4. The board shall adopt rules to allow a grace period for a
contractor to operate a business described in subsection 2 without
employing a licensed master.
5. The board shall by rule provide for the issuance of a license
for installers of geothermal heat pump systems that shall require
certification pursuant to industry accredited installer certification
standards recognized by the United States department of energy. Section History: Recent Form
2007 Acts, ch 198, §10; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §103, 202; 2008 Acts,
ch 1089, §10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §9, 10