Utah Admin. Code R156-22-302d - Qualifications for Licensure - Experience Requirements for All Applicants
In accordance with Subsection 58-22-302, the following general experience requirements are established for all applicants under this chapter, and are in addition to the specific experience requirements for each profession described in Sections R156-22-302e, R156-22-302f and R156-22-302g:
(1) 2,000 hours of work experience
constitutes one year (12 months) of work experience.
(2) No more than 2,000 hours of work
experience can be claimed in any 12 month period.
(3) Experience shall be progressive on
projects that are of increasing quality and requiring greater
responsibility.
(4) Only experience
of an engineering, structural engineering or surveying nature, as appropriate
for the specific license, is acceptable.
(5) Experience is not acceptable if it is
obtained in violation of applicable statutes or rules.
(6) Unless otherwise provided in Section 7,
experience shall be gained under the direct supervision of a person licensed in
the profession for which the license application is submitted. Supervision of
an intern by another intern is not permitted.
(7) Experience is also acceptable when
obtained in a work setting where licensure is not required or is exempted from
licensure in accordance with Section
58-22-305, including experience
obtained in the armed services if:
(a) the
experience is performed under the supervision of qualified persons and the
applicant provides verifications of the credentials of the supervisor;
and
(b) the experience gained is
equivalent to work performed by an intern obtaining experience under a licensed
supervisor in a licensed or civilian setting, and the applicant provides
verification of the nature of the experience.
(8) Each supervisor shall provide to the
applicant the certificate of qualifying experience with the supervisor's seal,
which the applicant shall submit with the application for licensure.
(9) If the supervisor is unavailable or
refuses to provide a certification of qualifying experience, the applicant
shall submit:
(a) a complete explanation of
why the supervisor is unavailable; and
(b) verification of the experience by
alternative means acceptable to the Board, which shall demonstrate that the
work was profession-related, competently performed, and sufficient accumulated
experience for the applicant to be granted a license without jeopardy to the
public health, safety, or welfare.
(10) If the supervisor verifying the
applicant's credentials is not licensed in the profession, the supervisor shall
provide a written explanation as to why the supervisor is qualified to verify
the applicant's knowledge, ability and competence to practice in the profession
applied for.
(11) Supervisor duties
and responsibilities shall include the following:
(a) A person may not serve as a supervisor
for more than one firm.
(b) A
person who renders occasional, part time or consulting services to or for a
firm may not serve as a supervisor.
(c) The supervisor shall be in responsible
charge of the projects assigned, and professionally responsible for the acts
and practices of the supervisee.
(d) The supervision shall be conducted in a
setting in which the supervisor is independent from control by the supervisee
and in which the ability of the supervisor to supervise and direct the practice
of the supervisee is not compromised.
(e) The supervisor shall be available for
advice, consultation, and direction consistent with the standards and ethics of
the profession.
(f) The supervisor
shall provide periodic review of the work assigned to the supervisee.
(g) The supervisor shall monitor the
performance of the supervisee for compliance with laws, standards and ethics
applicable to the profession.
(h)
The supervisor shall provide supervision only to a supervisee who is an
employee of a licensed professional or alternatively in a setting wherein both
the supervisor and the supervisee are engaged in a work setting in which the
work is exempt from licensure requirements.
(i) The supervisor shall submit appropriate
documentation to the Division with respect to all work completed by the
supervisee during the period of supervised experience, including the
supervisor's evaluation of the supervisee's competence to practice in the
profession.
(j) The supervisor
shall ensure that each supervisee has obtained the degree which is a
prerequisite to obtaining the qualifying experience.
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