N.M. Admin. Code § 20.11.101.22 - CERTIFICATION OF AIR CARE TECHNICIANS
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A. Qualification Requirements for Air Care
Technicians:
(1) A person desiring to be
certified shall file an application with the Program Manager on forms provided
by the Program. All certificates shall be issued by the Program. Before an
applicant is granted a certificate, the applicant must demonstrate the general
knowledge, skill and competence required by the Program and shall meet the
training and testing requirements established by the Program Manager .
(2) The competency test required by this
section shall include, but not be limited to, knowledge of the following:
(a) how to use a Program-approved emissions
systems reference guide,
(b) basic
understanding of possible causes and effects of timing and air/fuel ratio on
emissions,
(c) how to perform, when
applicable, high altitude adjustments as required by manufacturer 's
specifications,
(d) program
requirements applicable to vehicles for which special time extensions may be
needed,
(e) how to use on board
diagnostics, latest shop diagnostic tools and instruments available to
automotive emissions technicians,
(f) the provisions of the Emissions Control
Systems Performance Warranty provided as required by Section 207(b) of the
Federal Clean Air Act as it applies to the inspection ,
(g) the emissions control equipment for 1975
and newer vehicles that are essential to satisfy
20.11.101.12 NMAC , and the ability
to recognize equipment which is not necessary to repair or adjust in order to
pass a vehicle emissions inspection , so the motorist's costs can be kept at a
minimum,
(h) the regulations and
procedures under which the Program operates.
(3) Individuals certified under this
subsection shall inform the Program Manager within ten days of any change in
legal name, employment status, or current mailing address. Failure to keep the
Program Manager informed may be cause for revocation of certification. Each
certified technician would be assigned a personal identification number, which
will be used by the Program to correlate information in data audits.
(4) The Program Manager may waive those
portions of the test described above in a, b, c, e, and g of Paragraph (2) of
Subsection A of
20.11.101.22 NMAC upon the
applicant's submittal and the Program's acceptance of current certification in
engine repair and engine performance from the ASE , or other nationally
recognized automotive certification authority acceptable to the Program
Manager , or a showing of equivalent education and experience in emission
control, testing and engine repair.
B. Re-qualification Requirements for
Certified Air Care Technicians:
(1) The
Program Manager will reissue certification to an AIR CARE technician who
demonstrates updated competency as evidenced under the then-current
requirements administered by the Program. Such re-qualification shall be
required at the expiration of a current annual certificate or sooner as
provided below.
(a) If the Board determines a
need to update the qualifications of AIR CARE technicians prior to the annual
re-certification period, holders of such certificates may be required to
re-qualify.
(b) As a result of
auditing or investigating consumer complaints, a certified AIR CARE technician
may be required to re-qualify if the Program Manager determines that competency
and related problems must be corrected in order to protect the
public.
(2) Certified
AIR CARE technicians must re-qualify within thirty (30) days prior to the date
of expiration of the then-current certification. The Program shall mail written
notification to the facility or station address of record to each active
technician whose certificate is about to expire. The notice shall inform the
technician of the necessity for re-qualification and the nature of the skills,
systems or any updated procedures or retraining deemed necessary for
performance of emissions repairs, which will comply with 20.11.101 NMAC . The
notice shall state the deadline for re-certification.
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