The definitions set forth in Iowa Code section
105.2 are incorporated herein by
reference. For purposes of these rules, the following definitions also
apply:
"Complete criminal record" means the complaint
and judgment of conviction for each offense of which the applicant has been
convicted, regardless of whether the offense is classified as a felony or a
misdemeanor, and regardless of the jurisdiction in which the offense
occurred.
"Conviction" means a finding, plea, or verdict
of guilt made or returned in a criminal proceeding, even if the adjudication of
guilt is deferred, withheld, or not entered. "Conviction" includes Alford pleas
and pleas of nolo contendere.
"Corresponding" means the same
discipline.
"Directly relates" or "directly
related" means the same as Iowa Code section
272C.1(8)
"a" and "b."
"Disconnect/reconnect plumbing technician specialty
license" means a sublicense under a plumbing license to perform work
from the appliance shutoff valve or fixture shutoff valve to the appliance or
fixture and any part or component of the appliance or fixture, including the
disconnection and reconnection of the existing appliance or fixture to the
water or sewer piping and the installation of a shutoff valve no more than
three feet from the appliance or fixture.
"Disqualifying conviction" or
"disqualifying offense" means a conviction directly related to
the practice of the profession.
"Eligibility determination" means the process
by which a person who has not yet submitted a completed license application may
request that the board determine whether one or more of the person's
convictions are disqualifying offenses that would prevent the individual from
receiving a license or certification.
"Emergency repairs" means the repair of water
pipes to prevent imminent damage to property.
"Hearth systems specialty license" means a
sublicense under an HVAC-refrigeration or mechanical license to perform work in
the installation of gas burning and solid fuel appliances that offer a
decorative view of the flames, from the connector pipe to the shutoff valve
located within three feet of the appliance. This sublicense is further allowed
to perform work in the venting systems, log lighters, gas log sets, fireplace
inserts, and freestanding stoves.
"Inactive license" means a license that is
available for a plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or
hydronic professional who is not actively engaged in running a business or
working in the business in the corresponding discipline at that license level.
An inactive license must be renewed prior to its expiration date. An inactive
license is not valid for practice until the license is reactivated by the
board.
"Lapsed license" means a license that expired
prior to June 30, 2017, and was not renewed within 60 days following its
expiration date or a license that expired on or after June 30, 2017, and was
not renewed by the following August 31. A lapsed license is no longer valid for
practice.
"Licensee" means any person licensed to
practice pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 105.
"Reactivated license" means a license that is
changed from inactive status to active status pursuant to rule
641-29.8 (105).
"Reissued license" means a refrigeration or
HVAC license that was changed to an HVAC-refrigeration license pursuant to rule
641-29.8 (105). "Reissued
license" also means an HVAC or refrigeration license and a hydronic license
that was changed to a mechanical license pursuant to rule
641-29.8 (105).
"Service technician HVAC specialty license"
means a sublicense under an HVAC-refrigeration or mechanical license to perform
work from the appliance shutoff valve to the appliance and any part and
component of the appliance, including the disconnection and reconnection of the
existing appliance to the gas piping and the installation of a shutoff valve no
more than three feet away from the appliance.
"Surety bond" means a performance bond written
by an entity licensed to do business in this state that guarantees that a
contractor will fully perform the contract and which guarantees against breach
of that contract.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code
r. 641-29.1
ARC 8530B, IAB 2/24/10,
effective 1/26/10; ARC 9604B, IAB 7/13/11, effective 6/21/11; ARC 9849B, IAB
11/16/11, effective 12/21/11; ARC 1220C, IAB 12/11/2013, effective
5/1/2014
Amended by
IAB
May 10, 2017/Volume XXXIX, Number 23, effective
6/14/2017
Amended by
IAB
July 14, 2021/Volume XLIV, Number 1, effective
8/18/2021
Adopted by
IAB
May 15, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 24, effective
6/19/2024
