Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-70.5 - [Effective 3/26/2025] Certification, interim certification, and recertification
The department issues certifications and recertifications for a
three-
(1) To become a certified lead professional,
provide the following information:
a. A
completed application form.
b. A
certificate of completion of an approved course for the discipline in which the
applicant intends to become certified.
c. If intending to become a certified lead
inspector/risk assessor or a certified elevated blood lead (EBL) inspector/risk
assessor, documentation of successful completion of the manufacturer's training
course or equivalent for the XRF analyzer that the inspector/risk assessor or
elevated blood lead (EBL) inspector/risk assessor will use to conduct lead
inspections.
d. If intending to
become a certified elevated blood lead (EBL) inspector/risk assessor,
documentation of successful completion of a four-hour elevated blood lead (EBL)
inspector/risk assessor course.
e.
Documentation that the applicant meets the additional experience and education
requirements in 70.5(2) for the discipline in which the applicant intends to
become certified. The following documents will be submitted as evidence that
the applicant has the education and work experience required by 70.5(2):
(1) Official transcripts or diplomas as
evidence of meeting the education requirements.
(2) Résumés, letters of
reference, or documentation of work experience, as evidence of meeting the work
experience requirements.
f. To become certified as a lead
inspector/risk assessor, elevated blood lead (EBL) inspector/risk assessor,
lead abatement contractor, or project designer, a certificate showing that the
applicant has passed the state certification examination in the discipline in
which the applicant intends to become certified.
g. A $180 nonrefundable fee.
h. A person may receive interim certification
from the department as a lead inspector/risk assessor, elevated blood lead
(EBL) inspector/risk assessor, lead abatement contractor, or project designer
by submitting the items required by 70.5(1)"a" through
"e" and "g" to the department. Interim
certification expires six months from the date of completion of an approved
course. An applicant may upgrade an interim certification to a certification by
submitting a certificate to the department showing that the applicant has
passed the state certification examination as required by
70.5(1)"f." Interim certification is equivalent to
certification.
(2) To
become certified as a lead professional, an applicant must meet the education
and experience requirements for the appropriate discipline:
a. Lead inspector/risk assessors and elevated
blood lead (EBL) inspector/risk assessors must meet one of the following
requirements:
(1) Bachelor's degree and one
year of related experience (e.g., lead, environmental health, public health,
housing inspection , building trades).
(2) Associate's degree and two years of
related experience (e.g., lead, environmental health, public health, housing
inspection , building trades).
(3)
High school diploma and three years of related experience (e.g., lead,
environmental health, public health, housing inspection , building
trades).
(4) Certification as an
industrial hygienist, professional engineer, registered architect, registered
sanitarian, registered environmental health specialist, or registered
nurse .
b. Lead abatement
contractors must meet one of the following requirements:
(1) One year of experience as a certified
lead abatement worker .
(2) Two
years of related experience or education (e.g., lead, housing inspection ,
building trades, property management and maintenance).
c. No additional education or experience is
mandated for lead abatement workers.
d. Sampling technicians must meet one of the
following requirements:
(1) Associate's
degree.
(2) High school diploma and
one year of related experience (e.g., lead, environmental health, public
health, housing inspection , building trades).
(3) Certification as an industrial hygienist,
professional engineer, registered architect, registered sanitarian, registered
environmental health specialist, or registered nurse .
e. Project designers must meet one of the
following requirements:
(1) Bachelor's degree
in engineering, architecture, or a related profession, and one year of
experience in building construction and design or a related field.
(2) Four years of experience in building
construction and design or a related field.
f. No additional education or experience is
mandated for lead-safe renovators.
(3) Review of convictions.
a. Unless an applicant for licensure
petitions the department for an eligibility determination pursuant to
70.5(3)"b," the applicant 's convictions will be reviewed when
the department receives a completed certification application.
(1) An applicant must disclose all
convictions on a certification application. Failure to disclose all convictions
is grounds for certification denial or disciplinary action following
certification issuance.
(2) An
applicant with one or more convictions shall submit the complete criminal
record for each conviction and a personal statement regarding whether each
conviction directly relates to the practice of the profession in order for the
certification application to be considered complete.
(3) An applicant should submit any evidence
of rehabilitation that the applicant wishes to be considered by the
department.
(4) The department may
deny a certification if the applicant has a disqualifying offense unless the
applicant demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that the applicant is
rehabilitated pursuant to Iowa Code section
272C.15.
(5) An applicant with disqualifying offenses
who has been found rehabilitated must still satisfy all other requirements for
certification.
(6) Application fees
paid will not be refunded if the certification is denied.
b. An individual who has not yet submitted a
completed certification application may petition the department for a
determination of whether one or more of the individual 's convictions are
disqualifying offenses that would render the individual ineligible for
certification. To do so, a petitioner shall submit all of the following:
(1) A completed petition for eligibility
determination form;
(2) The
complete criminal record for each of the petitioner's convictions;
(3) A personal statement regarding whether
each conviction directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of the
profession and why the department should find the petitioner
rehabilitated;
(4) All evidence of
rehabilitation that the petitioner wishes to be considered by the department;
and
(5) Payment of a nonrefundable
fee of $25.
c. A
petitioner deemed ineligible or an applicant denied a certification because of
a disqualifying offense may appeal the decision, in writing, within 20 days of
the date of the department's written decision or in another manner and
timeframe set forth in the department's written decision. A timely appeal will
initiate a nondisciplinary contested case proceeding. The department's rules
governing contested case proceedings at 481-Chapter 9 and 481-Chapter 10 apply
unless otherwise specified in this rule. If the petitioner or applicant fails
to timely appeal, the department's written decision becomes a final
order.
d. If a final order
determines a petitioner is ineligible, the petitioner may not submit a
subsequent petition for eligibility determination or a certification
application prior to the date specified in the final order. If a final order
denies a certification application, the applicant may not submit a subsequent
certification application or a petition for eligibility determination prior to
the date specified in the final order.
(4) Individuals applying for renewal as lead
professionals must submit the following:
a. A
completed application form.
b. A
$180 nonrefundable fee.
c. A
certificate showing that the applicant has successfully completed an approved
refresher training course for the appropriate discipline. The refresher
training course has to be completed no more than three years prior to the date
of the application for recertification.
(5) The department will approve the state
certification examinations for the disciplines of lead inspector/risk assessor,
elevated blood lead (EBL) inspector/risk assessor, lead abatement contractor,
and project designer. The state certification examination shall be administered
by selected community college testing centers in Iowa. A community college
testing center will set the fee for administering the state certification
examination to each applicant and collect the fee from each applicant .
a. An individual must achieve a score of at
least 80 percent on the examination. An individual may take the state
certification examination no more than three times within six months of
receiving a certificate of completion from an approved course.
b. If an individual does not pass the state
certification examination within six months of receiving a certificate of
completion from an approved course, the individual must retake the appropriate
approved course before reapplying for certification.
(6) Each applicant for certification who is
certified in any of the disciplines specified in this rule in another state may
request reciprocal certification. The department will evaluate the requirements
for certification to determine that the requirements for certification in such
other state are as protective of health and the environment as the requirements
for certification in Iowa. For all disciplines except lead-safe renovator and
lead abatement worker , if the department determines that the requirements for
certification in such other state are as protective of health and the
environment as the requirements for certification in Iowa, the applicant may be
certified after passing a proctored test covering Iowa-specific lead
information with a score of at least 80 percent. For a lead-safe renovator and
lead abatement worker , if the department determines that the requirements for
certification in such other state are as protective of health and the
environment as the requirements for certification in Iowa, the applicant may be
certified after signing a statement indicating that the applicant has read and
understands Iowa-specific lead information provided by the department. Each
applicant for certification pursuant to this subrule will submit the
appropriate application accompanied by the fee for each discipline as specified
in 641-70.5 (10A).
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